Giant Coua
Coua gigas(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Giant Coua
The Giant Coua (Coua gigas) 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.
Range: thinly distributed in forest and savanna of western and southern MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Coua gigas
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Giant Coua
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus gigas
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Madagascar, based on Daubenton, PL enlum., no. 815.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.50
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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