Koel
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The true koels, Eudynamys, are a genus of cuckoos from Asia, Australia and the Pacific. They are large sexually dimorphic cuckoos that eat fruits and insects and have loud distinctive calls. They are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other species.
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cuculinae
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The true koels, Eudynamys, are a genus of cuckoos from Asia, Australia and the Pacific. They are large sexually dimorphic cuckoos that eat fruits and insects and have loud distinctive calls. They are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other species.
== Taxonomy == The genus Eudynamys was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield. The name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "fine" with dunamis meaning "power" or "strength". The type species was designated as the Pacific koel by George Robert Gray in 1840.
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