Back زعاق المحيط الهادي Arabic زعاق المحيط الهادى ARZ Eudynamys orientalis AST Eudynamys orientalis Bulgarian Cucut koel de Nova Guinea Catalan Eudynamys orientalis Spanish Eudynamys orientalis Basque کوکوسیاه خاوری Persian Coucou bleuté French Ausztrál koel Hungarian
| Pacific koel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Eudynamys |
| Species: | E. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eudynamys orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Distribution of the Pacific koel in turquoise (also outside the map in southeast Australia) | |
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Cuculus orientalis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis), also known as the eastern koel or formerly common koel, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. In Australia, it is colloquially known as the rainbird or stormbird, as its call is usually more prevalent before or during stormy weather.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Eudynamys orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61432919A95168223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61432919A95168223.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.