Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Giant Coua (Coua gigas) - HBW 4, p. 581
French: Coua géant
German: Riesen-Seidenkuckuck
Spanish: Cúa Gigante
Other common names: Giant Madagascar Coucal
Taxonomy: Cuculus gigas Boddaert, 1783, Madagascar.
Monotypic.
Distribution: S & W Madagascar, in coastal lowlands N to Betsiboka R.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird walking through a dry gallery forest Locality Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Steve Blain 31 October 2005 7 years ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A bird walking on the ground Locality Berenty Private Reserve, Toliara Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 30 June 1996 5 years ago 23 sec 4 -
A pair picking up some leaves to build a nest Locality Kirindy Forest Reserve, Toliara Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
herve jacob 15 November 2008 4 years ago 29 sec 3.8 -
A bird having a dust bath. Locality Kirindy Forest Reserve, Toliara Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
herve jacob 14 November 2008 4 years ago 17 sec 3.8
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Portrait of the adult bird.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 3 July 2010 43 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult bird on a branch.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 3 June 2012 43 weeks ago 3.3 -
Running on the forest floor
Locality Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Photo-ay 12 August 2009 3 years ago 3
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