Pacific Koel
Eudynamis orientalis ‡
Feathers&Friends, Julatten, FN Qld IMG_5170 20210309 - subcyanocephala male
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Notes: Parasitic cuckoo w. red eye, rounded tail.
Male blue-black plumage. Female upperparts
boldly spotted white;
buff malar stripe; crown black & unstreaked; underparts buff
barred
blackish. Ssp cyanocephalus like subcyanocephalus
but larger; female has crown spotted &
streaked white. Feeds
on native fruits. Breeds in Aust. summer; winter migrant to New Guinea.
Range from Morcombe©(modified)
Thala Beach Nature Reserve, FN Qld IMG_5220 20191110 - subcyanocephala female
'Greenhoose', Iron Range NP, CYPAL, FNE Qld IMG_9375 20230204 - subcyanocephala male. CLICK for one 2 days earlier.
Lake Eacham, Crater Lakes NP, FNE Qld IMG_6028 20210314 - subcyanocephala male
Daintree property, FN Qld IMG_7081 20191123 - subcyanocephala immature male: some retained juvenile flight &tail feathers.
Wongi NP waterholes, SE Qld IMG_1065 20151023 - cyanocephala male
Batemans Bay, SE NSW IMG_7532 20171023 - cyanocephala female: head spotted & streaked white.
Wongi NP waterholes, SE Qld IMG_1068 20151023 - cyanocephala male
Feathers&Friends, Julatten, FNE Qld IMG_0241 20201027 - subcyanocephala male
Daintree property, FNE Qld IMG_7086 20191123 - subcyanocephala immature male; Green Oriole calling in background.
Daintree property, FNE Qld IMG_7067 20191123 - subcyanocephala male; Green Oriole calling in background.