It is the 5th ragam in the 2nd chakra Netra. The mnemonic name is Netra-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dha na. Its arohana-avarohana structure :
Arohana : S R1 G2 M1 P D2 N3 S'
Avarohana : S' N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
This scale uses the notes shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kakali nishadham
As it is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampoorna ragam. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Suvarnangi, which is the 47th melakarta.
Kokilaravam is the 11th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the scales are vakra (zig-zag in phrases of the scale). It is an shadava-sampurna raga (6 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).
Arohana: S R1 M1 M1 P M1 P D2 N3 S'
Avarohanb: S' N3 D2 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Kokilapriya has a few minor janya ragams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya ragams for full list of ragams associated with this scale.
1) Kokilapriya
S R1 G2 M1 P D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
2) Kokilaravam
S R1 M1 P D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S
3) Chitramani
S R1 M1 P D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
4) Jnanachintamani
S R1 M1 D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M1 R1 S
5) Kowmari
S R1 G2 M1 P D2 S'
S' N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
6) Shuddha Lalitha
S P M1 D2 N3 S'
S' N3 S D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
7) Vardhani
S G2 M1 P M1 P D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
8) Vasantamalli
S G2 M1 P N3 S'
S' D2 P M1 G2 S
9) Vasantanarayani
S R1 G2 M1 P S'
S' N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S