Crested Coua

Coua cristata - Coua huppé

Coua huppé
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Cuculiformes

  • Family
    :

    Cuculidés

  • Genus
    :

    Coua

  • Species
    :

    cristata

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 44 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 131 à 150 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Coua huppé
adult
Coua huppé
adult

Crested Coua (Coua cristata) is a species of bird in the Cuculidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Coua cristata cristata (n and e Madagascar)
  • Coua cristata dumonti (wc Madagascar)
  • Coua cristata pyropyga (sw Madagascar)
  • Coua cristata maxima (se Madagascar)

Foreign names

  • Coua huppé,
  • Cúa crestado,
  • cua-de-poupa,
  • Schopfseidenkuckuck,
  • kontyos selyemkakukk,
  • Kuifcoua,
  • Cua crestato,
  • tofskoua,
  • Toppkoa,
  • koa chochlatá,
  • kukalka chocholatá,
  • Toppet Silkegøg,
  • töyhtökuku,
  • coua crestat septentrional,
  • kuja czubata,
  • Хохлатая мадагаскарская кукушка,
  • カンムリジカッコウ,
  • 凤头马岛鹃,
  • 鳳頭馬島鵑,

Voice song and cries

Coua huppé
adult

Habitat

Coua huppé
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry, Moist ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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