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Eudynamys scolopaceus
Big birds with striped underparts. Dirty brown colouring. Loud call, more like a scream.
On our school ground in the middle of Singapore, near Orchard Road.
I have been hearing these birds all over Singapore never knowing what it was, until I was under this tree. It was definitely these two birds making all that noise.
Spotted on Jan 16, 2014
Submitted on May 24, 2014
5 Comments
OK I am convinced Asian Koel it is. GREAT info SukanyaDatta!!
Thank you
@SukanyaDatta: That's a very interesting observation.
The female makes a shrill kik-kik-kik... call. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_koel
( We believe she calls to signal the male that she has successfully laid an egg and that he need not lead the poor crow (or whichever hoist) a merry dance anymore.. It is a loud and shrill call...not melodious at all.
Yes I agree, they looks like Asian Koel, but what threw me off was that these are both females and I definitely heard the distinctive Koel call, but only males sing (at least that was what i read on line )
Looks like Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)