Eudynamys scolopaceus (Asian Koel - Male) - Sikkim Bird

Eudynamys scolopaceus (Asian Koel - Male)

Place : Government Fruit Preservatory Factory, Singtam, East Sikkim
Date:April 29,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:             Aves

Order:            Cuculiformes

Family:           Cuculidae

Genus:            Eudynamys

Species:           E. scolopaceus

Binomial name: Eudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other Names:  Asian koel

Special feature:  The Asian koel is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young.