Eudynamys scolopaceus

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Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)- Male close up in Kolkata I IMG 7568.jpg

The Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)[1][2] is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent.

In culture[edit]

The word "koel" is onomatopoeic in origin. The Sanskrit name of "Kokila" and words in several Indian languages are similarly echoic.[3]

References[edit]

  1. David, N & Gosselin, M (2002). "The grammatical gender of avian genera". Bull B.O.C. 122: 257–282.
  2. Penard, TE (1919). "The name of the black cuckoo" (PDF). Auk. 36 (4): 569–570. doi:10.2307/4073368. JSTOR 4073368.
  3. Yule, Henry (1903). Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive. John Murray, London. p. 490. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2009-06-09.