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Black billed koel

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Cuculiformes

Genus
  
Eudynamys

Higher classification
  
Eudynamys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cuculidae

Scientific name
  
Eudynamys melanorhynchus

Rank
  
Species

Black-billed koel wwwtaenoscomimgITISEudynamysscolopaceusmela

Similar
  
Bay coucal, Pacific koel, Yellow‑billed malkoha, White‑bellied imperial pigeon, Sulawesi cuckoo

The black-billed koel (Eudynamys melanorhynchus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to forest and woodland on the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Sula, Banggai, Togian and other smaller nearby islands. It has often been considered conspecific with E. scolopaceus, but they are increasingly treated as separate species. Unlike the black-billed koel, all other members of the common koel complex have a pale bill.

References

Black-billed koel Wikipedia