It is a type of cuckoo, and like other members of the cuckoo family, it lays its eggs in the nests of crows, so that the young are raised by crows. According to Wikipedia, it migrates to warmer climates in winter, so as it arrives in KL in Dec, it must have come from a colder country.
It is the Asian Koel. Wikipedia has some good photos. The other day a bird was calling loudly in front of my kitchen. I scanned the trees looking for it but couldn't find it amongst the leaves. However I did spot the female, which was sitting on a tree listening to the call.
As with many birds, the male and female have different coloured plummage. The female is brown and speckled
See my older blog for some bad pictures of the darker male , which is bluish black.
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