Asian Koel

According to Wikipedia source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_koel

The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes.

Asian Koel, male.
2024 Jul 30 @ Pasir Ris Park.
Despite the calls everywhere, it is difficult to take a good picture of them as they are usually under shade or up above the tall tree. Was lucky to spot one that came down under the bright sunlight. So beautiful with it's shimmery black, able to capture it's blueish feathers.
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Asian Koel, male.
2022 May 25 @ Pasir Ris Park.
Was suprised that this beautiful bird when I spotted was the Asian Koel. Actually, the feathers are beautiful when it was spotted under the sunlight at the correct angle.

Asian Koel, female.
2022 May 25 @ Pasir Ris Park.
It was at the same plant with the male.

Asian Koel, male.
2022 Feb 16th @ HDB car park rooftop.
Common bird everywhere. Due to its loud calls early in the morning, it was nicknamed the alarm clock.

Asian Koel, female.
2022 Feb 16th @ HDB car park rooftop.

Asian Koel, female.
2022 Feb 16th @ HDB car park rooftop.
Backview.

Asian Koel is a common bird in Singapore. Understand from the Npark website that the Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a large cuckoo bird. It is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, which will provide parental care until the young Koel is ready to fly. In Singapore, the host is predominantly the House Crow (Corvussplendens). 

Important Ecological Roles
Control of the house crow population

The Asian Koel is a protected species under The Wild Animals and Birds Act. As a brood parasite, the Asian Koel deposits its eggs in the unattended nest of a house crow, sometimes removing one of the host’s eggs in the process. The Koel chick hatches first and may force the host’s eggs or chicks out of the nest. Therefore, Koel brood parasitism reduces the crow’s reproduction success and keeps its population in check.

https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/dos-and-donts/animal-advisories/asian-koels

200209 Ang Mo Kio Bishan Park - Spotted both the male and female at different locations.
200206 - Spotted the male bird in Punggol Waterway
191226 - Spotted the male bird in Pasir Ris Park

Some days I can hear the male bird calling downstairs of my home.