Asian Koel

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q798401
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Summary

Asian Koel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,222 views/month, #977 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Koel[5], passerines[6]
  • Taxon name: Eudynamys scolopaceus[7]
  • Commons category: Eudynamys scolopaceus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Eudynamys scolopaceus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Eudynamys scolopaceus[10]
  • Original combination: Cuculus scolopaceus[11]
  • Short name: E. scolopaceus[12]
  • Taxon common name: Asian Koel[13], Indischer Koel[14], Koel occidental[15], cucut coel asiàtic[16], kukačka koel[17], koelkägu[18], Grønnebbkoel[19], Коэль[20], オニカッコウ[21], Koel[22], variskäki[23], ázsiai koel[24], kukiel wielki[25], koel vraní[26]
  • Different from: Q12931873[27]
  • Habitat: tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[28], shrubland[29]
  • Generation time: 4.2 years[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[31]
  • Taxon range: Hefei[32], People's Republic of China[33]

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Identifiers

Asian Koel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 204510[34]. Asian Koel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8945[35]. Asian Koel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2496347[36]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 705305[37] and 554717[38].

Why It Matters

Asian Koel has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [35] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [37] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 705305, 554717
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy',
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  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Habitat → tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, shrubland
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Instance of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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