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Blue Coua

Coua caerulea

Least Concern

Envergadura

39,2 cm

Peso

247,5 g

Familia

Cuculidae

Orden

Cuculiformes

Acerca de

Blue Coua (Coua caerulea) — 48–50 cm. Almost entirely brilliant ultramarine blue with a bare blue facial patch; long tail. Inhabits humid eastern rainforest of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; builds its own nest. Omnivore; eats insects, chameleons, fruits, and seeds. One of Madagascar's most strikingly coloured birds.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	39,2 cm	15.4 in
Peso	247,5 g	8.73 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Bernstein's Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; Sulawesi island endemic species

Habitat & Range

🌲 Bosque 🏖️ Costero

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: DM,CP.

Tamaño de la puesta

Sonido

Canto

Deep, resonant call with hollow quality; powerful notes carrying across broad dense tropical forest.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Cuculiformes (Cuclillos)
Familia	Cuculidae (Cucos)
Genus	Coua
Especies	Coua caerulea

Distribution

Blue Coua has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded