Black-billed Koel
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Cuckoos

Black-billed Koel

Eudynamys melanorhynchus

NENot Evaluated Endemic to Indonesia
Family
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Order
Cuculiformes

Overview

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.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.