Crested Coua
Coua cristata(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Crested Coua
The Crested Coua (Coua cristata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
- Scientific name
- Coua cristata
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Crested Coua
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Coua cristata cristata
- Coua cristata dumonti
- Coua cristata pyropyga
- Coua cristata maxima
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus cristatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.171
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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