---
title: "Pacific Koel"
description: "Eudynamys orientalis — Birds. The Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis), also known as the eastern koel or formerly common koel, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/pacific-koel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pacific Koel

> Eudynamys orientalis — Birds. The Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis), also known as the eastern koel or formerly common koel, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

- Scientific name: *Eudynamys orientalis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 4166
- Wikidata: [Q781915](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781915)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100695](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100695)

## Names

- en: Pacific Koel
- de: Östlicher Koel
- es: Koel del Pacífico
- fr: Coucou bleuté
- nl: Australische koël
- pl: Kukiel pacyficzny

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3881), ID (22), PG (8), TL (4)

## Summary

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 northern Australia, it is colloquially known as the rainbird or stormbird.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_koel

## Photo

![Pacific Koel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pacific-koel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261308094

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pacific-koel?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).