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ForestPlatform nestMedium · 147 g
ID tip
Voice: They are highly vocal birds and have several different calls that we can hear in the wild. The most commons are "laser gun calls", which are a series of piercing sounds, and doubled, wooden "touk-touk" sounds. It is also possible to hear calls such as "koa-koa-koa" and "guay-guay-guay-guay-gwuck". Its call can sometimes serve as an indicator of predator presence in the environment.
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When to see the Crested Coua
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Crested Coua
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Crested Coua
The crested coua is a common medium-sized bird member of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, mainly found in the coastal regions of the island. The crested coua is a weak flyer, so it will often be observed hopping from branch to branch in high canopies. It is distinguished mainly by its greenish-grey back, its prominent grey head crest, rufous-coloured breast, white abdomen and bright turquoise and blue patches of bare skin around the eyes.
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Easily confused with
Blue CouaCoua caeruleaThe bird's feathers are a deep blue and there is a distinctive blue oval area around the eye which is free of feathers.
Red-capped CouaCoua ruficepsThe red-capped coua is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiThe red-fronted coua is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
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