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indian koel male · elegant. i like this picture though it is blurred as the bird is on flight. male indian koel. eudynamys scolopacea. member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. The male is greenish-black, with a pale green bill and red eyes. The female is brownish above and whitish below, but is heavily striped and spotted brown on the underparts and white on the upperparts. She has an olive or green beak and red eyes. This is a noisy species, with a persistent and loud ko-el ko-el call as well as other gurgles and screams. @ home, kerala ·