The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a long-tailed cuckoo that inhabits many parts of Asia.
Males and females look and sound different.
It displays brood parasitism, targeting hosts like the house crow (Corvus splendens).
Its population is believed to have been increasing in Singapore, possibly due to (1) it parasitizing the once large house crow population, and (2) its ability to thrive in some urban areas.
There are 18 species and subspecies identified, but this has not been agreed upon.
Some believe they should all be considered one species, while others cluster the species and subspecies to varying degrees.
Species
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Subspecies
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Authority
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Geographical range
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Eudynamys scolopaceus
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Tropical southern Asia to south China and Greater Sundas
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Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Nepal to Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Laccadives and Maldives
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Eudynamys scolopaceus chinensis
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Cabanis & Heine, 1863
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Southern China and Indochina; winters to Borneo
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Eudynamys scolopaceus harterti
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Ingram, 1912
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Hainan (Southern China)
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Eudynamys scolopaceus malayanus
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Cabanis & Heine, 1863
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Northeast India to Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo and Lesser Sundas
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Eudynamys scolopaceus simalurensis
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Simeulue, Indonesia (off West Sumatra)
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Eudynamys scolopaceus mindanensis
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(Linnaeus, 1766)
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Philippines, Palawan, Sulu Archipelago, Sangihe, Indonesia and Talaud Islands
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Eudynamys scolopaceus corvinus
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North Moluccas (Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore and Bacan)
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Eudynamys scolopaceus frater
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Northern Philippines (Calayan and Fuga)
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Eudynamys orientalis
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(Linnaeus, 1766)
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South Moluccas (Buru, Manipa, Kelang, Seram, Ambon, Watubela)
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Eudynamys orientalis orientalis
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(Linnaeus, 1766)
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South Moluccas (Buru, Manipa, Kelang, Seram, Ambon, Watubela)
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Eudynamys orientalis [rufiventer or minimus]
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(Lesson, 1830)
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New Guinea
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Eudynamys orientalis salvadorii
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Hartert, 1900
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Bismarck Archipelago
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Eudynamys orientalis alberti
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Rothschild & Hartert, 1907
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Solomon Islands
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Eudynamys orientalis picatus
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Müller, 1843
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Kai Islands and Sumba to Timor and Roma
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Eudynamys cyanocephalus
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Australia
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Eudynamys cyanocephalus cyanocephalus
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(Latham, 1801)
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Northern Queensland to Southern New South Wales; winters to Moluccas
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Eudynamys cyanocephalus subcyanocephalus
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Matthews, 1912
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Northwest Australia to Northwest Queensland; winters to South Moluccas
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Eudynamys melanorhynchus
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Müller, 1843
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Sulawesi, Sula Islands
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Eudynamys melanorhynchus melanorhynchus
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Sulawesi
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Eudynamys melanorhynchus facialis
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Sula Islands
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GenBank is an open access database containing all publicly available nucleotide sequences and their protein translations.
It does not contain the full genome of Eudynamys scolopaceus, but a few of the genes can be found there.
67: 808–817.