The bird is very shy in nature and not easy to watch.The Asian koel is a common model for poet and writers in India. Its voice is compared sometimes to a nightingale. The male and female Asian koel are distinct from each other. Their bills are pointed, pale and slightly curved. Their eyes are very bright and red/crimson in colour.The male is bluish-black in colour and very shiny. The body structure is long and slim. Their tail is quite long as compared to the wings.But females are colorful bodied unlike the male species. Females are smaller in size than male. Both the male and female have red eyes. The adult female has brownish colour with white stripes at their back. Its underparts are densely striped and fawn coloured. The crown portion is slightly darker in brown. The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.
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