steelepulse Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Noisy buggers these birds are and when a chorus of them all join in, it's a party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godblessemall Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjx1sOM9eTUAhXHRCYKHT09CtsQFgg1MAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGreater_coucal&usg=AFQjCNHtRqGiRxyoLber1W8pw1D_M-mihw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonefish Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Probably the Asian Koel, very common in Bangkok and all over Thailand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_koel Part of the cuckoo family of birds. Very loud early in the morning, but otherwise harmless, a fruit-eating bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonefish Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Asian Koel in Bangkok: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicowoodduck Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 That bugger is perched outside my condo......??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleman Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 This is a greater coucal. In Thai its name is onmonopoetic nok-a-boot, "boot, boot being the sound that it makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 43 minutes ago, Bonefish said: Probably the Asian Koel, very common in Bangkok and all over Thailand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_koel Part of the cuckoo family of birds. Very loud early in the morning, but otherwise harmless, a fruit-eating bird. Can be annoying.....but somehow fondly miss them when they go "walkabouts". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleman Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) The coucals are related to cuckoos but act like crows. They will eat all the bird nestlings and lizards in your yard. They are cuckoos but not the parasitic kind. The Asian Koel (nok-a-wow, "wow" being the call they make, neverending), is a completely different bird, usually seen and heard in the winter. Coucals are all year round. Loels are high in the trees, coucals are always close to the ground. Edited June 30, 2017 by appleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjoker Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 the best way to make them stop waking you up....... is a lead pellet........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy52 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Sometimes called the Chinese pheasant, one flew into an electrical transformer outside my house this morning and shorted out the neighbourhood. Very messy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjoker Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 1 minute ago, lucjoker said: the best way to make them stop waking you up....... is a lead pellet........ dont tell the <deleted>......they like preaching and telling you what is right and wrong...... as if we dont know ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brayka Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Chinese Spur cuckoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I believe that is the cry of the drunken sexpat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 This is a Greater Coucal. There is also a Lesser Coucal. This one appears to be a Greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Here is an old Thai song about the Greater Coucal, the bird in the OP's photo. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 4 hours ago, appleman said: The coucals are related to cuckoos but act like crows. They will eat all the bird nestlings and lizards in your yard. They are cuckoos but not the parasitic kind. The Asian Koel (nok-a-wow, "wow" being the call they make, neverending), is a completely different bird, usually seen and heard in the winter. Coucals are all year round. Loels are high in the trees, coucals are always close to the ground. Not ALWAYS! Almost always... (taken last month in BKK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, Briggsy said: Here is an old Thai song about the Greater Coucal, the bird in the OP's photo. Enjoy. 555 GREAT find...great song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocteau2x Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I have one (or more?) That wake me up in the morning .. love it ..Or sometimes I am already up .. watching the sunrise and listening to them .... it must be close by .. I record the call on my phone and get it to talk to me .. Neat bird I think Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xobtsiwt Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Yes, Greater Coucal (นกกะปูดไหญ่). Love 'em, cherish 'em. The Asian Koel has a quite different call and is much more common year-round, in Bangkok at least. Edited June 30, 2017 by Xobtsiwt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Thanks everyone. I have some open spaces next to me and there are a number of them and once they get going, they like to out do each other. Mating call perhaps? Edited June 30, 2017 by steelepulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 "Loels are high in the trees, coucals are always close to the ground." We get both around the house. Coucals tend to hop around the ground a lot as it seems an effort to get airborne. See them a lot. Koels I have hardly ever seen but they are always about; hear them a lot night time. People always seem to love the coucals 'whoop whoop' sound. Many people seem to find the koels sound annoying but I love listening to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Of course there is the Hoopoe which make s a similar cry to the Coucal but its a continuous Hoo, hoo, hoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Gandtee said: Of course there is the Hoopoe which make s a similar cry to the Coucal but its a continuous Hoo, hoo, hoo. Although the pitch is similar, the volume, note length, number of notes and relative pitch of each note is quite different. I live in Sri Racha and the hoopoes are still found behind the apartment. The Greater Coucals have gone due to the level of development. I will put the calls up here Hoopoe Greater Coucal Edited June 30, 2017 by Briggsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 18 minutes ago, Briggsy said: Although the pitch is similar, the volume, note length, number of notes and relative pitch of each note is quite different. I live in Sri Racha and the hoopoes are still found behind the apartment. The Greater Coucals have gone due to the level of development. I will put the calls up here Hoopoe Greater Coucal Great videos and sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Just now, Gandtee said: Great videos and sound! We have a pair of coucals in our garden. They are very brazen and don't fly off when you approach them. They also come onto the verandah, looking for lizards I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George FmplesdaCosteedback Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 8 hours ago, appleman said: This is a greater coucal. In Thai its name is onmonopoetic nok-a-boot, "boot, boot being the sound that it makes. I thought that was Geordie for "an impromptu football game"... Live and learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 "Nok goot" in Thai or Lao I believe, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 12 hours ago, cocteau2x said: I have one (or more?) That wake me up in the morning .. love it .. Or sometimes I am already up .. watching the sunrise and listening to them .. .. it must be close by .. I record the call on my phone and get it to talk to me .. Neat bird I think Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk " Neat bird I think " As opposed to an untidy bird. Sorry, couldn't help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeCeDe Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Reminds me of times over 50 years ago now when I was in Vietnam, we used to call them "<deleted>> you," birds, because their call sounded like that well worn phrase. Of course I could be wrong, amazing what a few Budweisers did to us back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Years ago, one of my Canadian friends on Koh Samui asked he's Thai neighbour what Bird this was ? The Thai neighbour answered "you can not eat " !!! Ok.. my friend said, but how you call it ? "You can not eat" was he's answer again !!! So, my friend's conclusion was If you can not eat it !? it's not important to name it !!!! Best regards ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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