Meet the Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus), the bird renowned for its beautiful, melodious song but notorious for its parasitic lifestyle. The Koel is an obligate brood parasite, meaning it is utterly incapable of building a nest or raising its own young. Instead, it engages in brood parasitism, a strategy where the female stealthily lays her eggs, usually one or two per nest, in the nests of other species, primarily the House Crow, during their shared breeding season, typically from March to A

Heard this bird? Koels' piercing call divides residents