The Taiwan blue magpie broods Asian koel, 台灣藍雀育雛噪鵑

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The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)[3][4] is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related black-billed and Pacific koels which are sometimes treated as subspecies. The Asian koel is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults.[5] The name koel is echoic in origin with several language variants. The bird is a widely used symbol in Indian poetry. The Asian koel is a large, long-tailed, cuckoo measuring 39-46 cm (15-18 in) and weighing 190-327 g (6.7-11.5 oz).[7][8] The male of the nominate race is glossy bluish-black, with a pale greenish grey bill, the iris is crimson, and it has grey legs and feet. The female of the nominate race is brownish on the crown and has rufous streaks on the head. The back, rump and wing coverts are dark brown with white and buff spots. The underparts are whitish, but is heavily striped. The other subspecies differ in colouration and size.[9] The upper plumage of young birds is more like that of the male and they have a black beak.[10] They are very vocal during the breeding season (March to August in the Indian Subcontinent), with a range of different calls. The familiar song of the male is a repeated koo-Ooo. The female makes a shrill kik-kik-kik... call. Calls vary across populations.
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噪鵑（學名：Eudynamys scolopaceus）為杜鵑科噪鵑屬的鳥類，俗名嫂鳥、鬼郭公、哥好雀、婆好、叫春鳥。分布於印度、斯里蘭卡、南太平洋諸島、台灣島以及中國大陸的自四川東向秦嶺至淮河、長江口及這範圍以南大陸、海南等地。在伊朗，阿聯及葉門有迷鳥記錄。噪鵑一般活動於居民點附近樹木茂盛的地方，從山地的大森林至丘陵以及村邊的疏林都有蹤跡。該物種的模式產地在孟加拉國。
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