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Eudynamys scolopaceus · Family Cuculidae

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Family Cuculidae

Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
GBIF occurrence records
1,196,451
Countries and territories with records
38
Asian Koel
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About this species

This species has 1,196,451 occurrence records from 38 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from India (72.9%), Thailand (7.6%), Australia (6.3%), Sri Lanka (3%) and Singapore (2.3%); together they account for 92.1% of the total. In India, this species accounts for 1.4% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Eudynamys scolopaceus combines the genus name Eudynamys with the species epithet scolopaceus. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Eudynamys.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 144 species of the family Cuculidae. This species ranks 3rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Cuculus canorus. Its record count is 13.2 times the family average (90,374). The family Cuculidae belongs to the order Cuculiformes, which has 146 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Cuculidae

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