Kangkok dan turako (Cuckoos & Turacos)
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
- tidak umum
- 48 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A glossy black phantom in the canopy whose ringing 'ko-EL, ko-EL' announces the monsoon and unnerves every crow whose nest it has chosen. Heard far more than seen.
- Populasi
- Population is very large and increasing; one of the most familiar cuckoos in urban Asia.
- Habitat
- Light woodland, cultivated land, orchards, gardens, dense thickets of trees or bamboo, coastal mangrove edges, and well-wooded towns/villages.
- Fakta menarik
- The Asian Koel is an obligate brood parasite that lays its eggs singly in the nests of crows and mynas; unlike many other cuckoos, koel chicks do not kill host chicks and initially mimic crow vocalizations, a comparatively less aggressive parasitic strategy than some relatives.
- Sebaran
- Tropical southern Asia from Iran and Pakistan across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka to southern China and the Greater Sundas; range-expanding populations reached Singapore in the 1980s, and vagrants/marginal populations occur as far as Australia and the Solomon Islands region.
- Makanan
- Omnivorous but mainly frugivorous as an adult, favoring figs and other ripe fruits/berries; also takes insects, caterpillars, eggs, and small vertebrates.
- Ukuran
- 0,42 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,6 m
- Masa hidup
- 13 tahun
