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Historical bird plate: Asian Koel

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

Asian Koel · Pacific Koel

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Plate 360: Eudynamys Vigors & Eudynamys cyanocephalus

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01Asian Koel
eudynamys scolopaceusEudynamys scolopaceusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateeudynamys scolopaceus
Name used todayEudynamys scolopaceusAsian Koel

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Pacific Koel
Eudynamys cyanocephalusEudynamys orientalisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateEudynamys cyanocephalus
Name used todayEudynamys orientalisPacific Koel

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 7
Plate
37
Creator
Gregory M. Mathews; plates by J. G. Keulemans, Henrik Grönvold, H. Goodchild, G. E. Lodge and Roland Green
Holding institution
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.