Eastern Koel - BirdLife Australia The male Eastern Koel has a glossy black plumage and red eye. In contrast, the female is brown-white-cream with many fine black bars and has a black crown.

The coolest thing just happened!!
I was in the back yard when a black bird with the glossiest feathers, a blue-green-ivory bill and bright red eye landed on the bird bath not 3m away!

#EasternKoel or #Stormbird! Absolutely made my day.

#AussieBirdCount

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Eastern Koel and Fig Bird competing to see who can be noisiest at 6am on a Saturday #birdsofmastodon #AustralianBirds #easternkoel #figbird

I love birds. Australian bird calls are some of my favourite sounds and one of the things I miss the most when I'm overseas. But the male Eastern Koel can get to fuck. #Monotonous #Noisy #Repetitive #AustralianBirds #EasternKoel #Australia #Qld