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0:00 - Male koel: Asian Koel is a large cuckoo. The adult male has glossy bluish-black or greenish-black plumage. Wings are relatively short, but the tail is rather long. The thick, large bill is slightly down-curved and very pale in colour. Eyes are bright red. Legs and feet are pale grey. 0:20 - Female koel: Female has smooth brown upperparts, heavily speckled with creamy white. Underparts are cream to whitish, finely barred with dark brown bars. The tail is barred dark grey and white. Crown is a darker brown. Bill is pale greenish. Eyes are red. Juvenile resembles female but it has dark eyes. We can find up to 14 subspecies. 1:24 - Green Bee-eater: A small dainty bee-eater that is intensely green overall with a greenish-blue throat, a thin black throat band, and long central tail feathe
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