Another image of an Asian Female Koel(Eudynamys scolopaceus) seen here this morning. The bird has glossed brown upperparts, heavily spotted with white, and a black crown. The underparts are generally buff-cream with numerous fine black bars. The Asian koel is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. The Asian koel like many of its related cuckoo kin is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. This bird was found to be resting on this tree for about 15 minutes and I had ample time to take some close up shots from my flat.