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Coua Berthae
Couas are large, mostly terrestrial birds of the cuckoo family, endemic to the island of Madagascar. Couas are reminiscent of African turacos when walking along tree branches, and they likewise feature brightly coloured bare skin around the eyes. Some resemble coucals in their habit of clambering through jungle while foraging, while the arboreal species move between tree canopies with gliding flight. Four species have been recorded in rainforests while the remaining six are found in the dry forests of western and southern Madagascar. They have large feet, with a reversible third toe like all cuckoos. Their long tibia suggest a relationship with the '' Carpococcyx'' ground-cuckoos of Asia, a genus with similar nestlings. Consequently, they are sometimes united in the subfamily ''Couinae''. Couas build their own nests and lay white eggs. Couas' calls are a short series of evenly-spaced notes, which are sometimes answered by other individuals. Taxonomy The genus ''Coua'' was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquerel's Coua
Coquerel's coua (''Coua coquereli'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. Its habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was named in 1867 by the French naturalist Alfred Grandidier in honor of the French navy surgeon and naturalist Charles Coquerel. Description Coquerel's coua is approximately 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. The plumage is silky, the crown is black, the upper parts and tail are light brown or greyish-brown, and the lower breast and belly is suffused with red. The iris is red and the beak and legs are slaty grey. As a member of the cuckoo family, it has a reversible third toe and resembles the coucal in its method of scrambling through tangled bushes and lianas while searching for food. Observations indicate that it can climb about above the ground. Distribution and habitat Coquerel's coua is Ende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Coua (Coua Cursor)
The running coua (''Coua cursor'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...s. Description Adult running coau are approximately in length. Adults appear grey-green above, with a blue and pink face outlined in black and dark blue skin around the eye. The back is bright pink, outlined by black feathers. The running coau's breast is purplish. Juveniles have similar coloration, although duller, and without black on the face. Distribution and habitat The running coau is endemic to Madagascar, and is found to the south and south-west of the island. Its typical habitat is sub-arid thorn scrub, spiny desert, dry woodlands, and low forest bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coua Verreauxi
Verreaux's coua (''Coua verreauxi'') 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.BBC, ''Zoo Quest: Island of Marvels,'' Part 3Video clip, 0:06:50 – 0:08:35, Verreaux's coua/ref> The bird's name commemorates French ornithologist and collector Jules Verreaux. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The birds are found in southern part of the spiny forest zone. They live in coastal euphorbia scrub, and are most active at dawn and dusk. Birders listen for its descending series of loud contact calls, "corick-corick-corick-corick". A sympatric species is the crested coua, ''C. cristata.'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crested Coua
The crested coua (''Coua cristata'') 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. Description Adults The adult crested coua is a medium-sized bird, averaging between 12 and 17 inches (30 to 44 cm) in length. It has a greenish-gray plumage on the back, a white abdomen, rufous-colored chest and brown eyes. Its long tail is purplish-blue with white tips and its bill and beak are black. Its defining characteristics are its prominent grey head crest and, as goes for all couas, its colourful patches of bare skin around the eyes, which is blue and turquoise in crested co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive-capped Coua
The olive-capped coua (''Coua olivaceiceps'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to southwest Madagascar. The olive-capped coua was formally described in 1873 by the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe under the binomial name ''Sericosomus olivaceiceps''. Sharpe specified the type locality as southwestern Madagascar. He had been sent a specimen by the French naturalist Alfred Grandidier. The olive-capped coua is now one of ten species placed in the genus ''Coua'', all of which are endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet ''olivaceiceps'' combines the Modern Latin ''olivaceus'' meaning "olive-coloured" with Latin ''-ceps'' meaning "capped". The olive-capped coua was formerly treated as a subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morphol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-capped Coua
The red-capped coua (''Coua ruficeps'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to northwest Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The olive-capped coua was formerly treated as a subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ... of the red-capped coua but has been elevated to species status based on the differences in plumage and vocalisation. References Coua red-capped coua red-capped coua Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{cuculiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-fronted Coua
The red-fronted coua (''Coua reynaudii'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...s. References red-fronted coua red-fronted coua Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{cuculiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-breasted Coua
The red-breasted coua (''Coua serriana'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References red-breasted coua red-breasted coua Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fauna of the Madagascar lowland forests Endemic birds of Madagascar {{cuculiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Couas are large, mostly terrestrial birds of the cuckoo family, endemic to the island of Madagascar. Couas are reminiscent of African turacos when walking along tree branches, and they likewise feature brightly coloured bare skin around the eyes. Some resemble coucals in their habit of clambering through jungle while foraging, while the arboreal species move between tree canopies with gliding flight. Four species have been recorded in rainforests while the remaining six are found in the dry forests of western and southern Madagascar. They have large feet, with a reversible third toe like all cuckoos. Their long tibia suggest a relationship with the '' Carpococcyx'' ground-cuckoos of Asia, a genus with similar nestlings. Consequently, they are sometimes united in the subfamily ''Couinae''. Couas build their own nests and lay white eggs. Couas' calls are a short series of evenly-spaced notes, which are sometimes answered by other individuals. Taxonomy The genus ''Coua'' was ere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
