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ShrublandPlatform nestMedium · 204 g
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The species is described thus: "A small, greyish arboreal coua. Overall mid-grey, whitish on lower breast and belly, and darker on flight-feathers. Tail dark greyish, long and tipped whitish on outer feathers. Head with long, dark-tipped crest, pale blue bare skin around eye and black bill."
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When to see the Verreaux's Coua
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 3 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Verreaux's Coua
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Verreaux's Coua
Verreaux's coua is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. According to a BBC documentary, it is found only near a salt lake in the southern part of the island. The lake is 16 km long but only a couple of metres deep. The area has been drying out for the last 40,000 years and the organisms living here have become adapted to conserve water.
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Easily confused with
Red-breasted CouaCoua serrianaThe red-breasted coua is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
Coquerel's CouaCoua coquereliCoquerel's coua is approximately 40 cm (16 in) in length and has a large blue patch of bare skin around the eye, a characteristic of the Coua genus that is similar to African turacos.
Giant CouaCoua gigasGiant couas are about 62 cm (24 in) in length (nearly double the size of Coua coquereli) and have a blue patch around their eyes, characteristic of the genus and similar to African turacos.
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