Red-capped Coua
Coua ruficepsGray, GR, 1846
English (US) Red-capped Coua
The Red-capped Coua (Coua ruficeps) 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: lowlands of northwestern MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Coua ruficeps
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-capped Coua
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1846
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1846
- Type locality
- Madagascar and the eastern side of Africa.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 2 p.454 pl.CXV
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Verreaux's Coua
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Blue Coua
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Olive-capped Coua
Coua olivaceiceps
Red-fronted Coua
Coua reynaudii
Coquerel's Coua
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Running Coua
Coua cursor
Giant Coua
Coua gigas
Snail-eating Coua
Coua delalandei
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