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Snail-eating Coua
Coua delalandei (Temminck, CJ 1827)
Delalande's coua, also known as the snail-eating coua or Delalande's coucal, is an extinct species of non-parasitic cuckoo from Madagascar. It only was known to science as an extant bird for a very short time in the early 19th century. There is some disagreement about its area of occurrence: Although there were claims that the bird was also found in the area of Fito and Maroantsetra as well as near Toamasina (Tamatave), i.e., the coastal areas of northern Toamasina Province, all specimens with good locality data are from the offshore island of Nosy Boraha. As the vernacular name implies, land snails were a favored food item of this species. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Coua
Scientific:
Coua delalandei
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1827)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.74 pl.440
Protonym:
Coccycus Delalandei
Type locality:
Madagascar.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CBAC0BBC52C79420
Avibase ID:
avibase-CBAC0BBC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CBAC0BBC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554737
EXTINCT
Geographic range:
- Coua delalandei: formerly Madagascar; extinct, last reported 1834
Source: Clements checklist
Snail-eating Coua
Catalan:
Coua de Delalande
Czech:
kukalka Delalandeova
Danish:
Sneglegøg
German:
Schneckenseidenkuckuck
Spanish:
Cúa de Delalande
Spanish (Spain):
Cúa de Delalande
Finnish:
kotilokuku
French:
Coua de Delalande
Croatian:
kua pužarica
Hungarian:
Delalande-selyemkakukk
Italian:
Cua chioccioliere
Japanese (romaji):
madagasukarujikakkou
Japanese:
マダガスカルジカッコウ
Lithuanian:
Delalando madagaskarinė gegutė
Dutch:
Delalandes Coua
Norwegian:
Sneglekoa
Polish:
kuja białogardła
Portuguese:
Cuco-de-delalande
Portuguese (Portugal):
cua-de-delalande
Russian:
Тивука-улиткоед
Slovak:
koa slimákožravá
Serbian:
Kua pužarica
Swedish:
snigelkoua
Ukrainian:
Коуа біловолий
Chinese:
白胸马岛鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
德拉氏食蝸馬島鵑1920滅絕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coua de Delalande ( Coua delalandei) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coua de Delalande ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 1st edition: Delalande's Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements, version 2021: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements, version 2022: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements, version 2023: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements, version 2024: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Delalande's Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 4th edition: Delalande's Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 6th edition: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements, version 2015: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements, version 2016: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements, version 2017: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements, version 2018: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Clements, version 2019: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 1.50: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 1.52: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 1.53: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 1.54: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 1.55: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 2015: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 2016: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 2017: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 2018: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 2019: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 2021: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 2022: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 2023: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| eBird version 2024: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Delalande's Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Coua delalandei |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Coua delalandei |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Coua delalandei |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Snail-eating Coua ( Coua delalandei) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coua delalandei |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coua delalandei |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Coua de Delalande
Czech: kukalka Delalandeova
Danish: Sneglegøg
German: Delalandecoua, Delalande-Seidenkuckuck, Schneckenseidenkuckuck
English: Delalande's Coua, Delalande's Madagascar Coucal, Delande's Coucal, Snail eating Coua, Snail-eating Coua
English, HBW: Snail-eating Coua
English (IOC): Snail-eating Coua
English (United States): Snail-eating Coua
Spanish: Cúa de Delalande
Spanish (Spain): Cúa de Delalande
Spanish (HBW): Snail-eating Coua
Estonian: teo-siidkägu
Finnish: kotilokuku, Madagaskarinkuku
French: Coua de Delalande
Croatian: kua pužarica
Hungarian: Delalande-selyemkakukk
Italian: Cua chioccioliere
Japanese (romaji): madagasukarujikakkou
Japanese: マダガスカルジカッコウ
Scientific: Coccycus Delalandei, Coua delalandei
Lithuanian: Delalando madagaskarinė gegutė
Malagasy: Famakiakora
Dutch: Delalande-coua, Delalandes Coua, Delalande's Coua
Norwegian: Sneglekoa
Polish: kuja bialogardla, kuja białogardła
Portuguese: Cuco-de-delalande
Portuguese (Portugal): cua-de-delalande
Russian: Мадагаскарская кукушка Делаланда, Тивука-улиткоед
Slovak: koa slimákožravá
Serbian: Kua pužarica
Swedish: Snigelcoua, snigelkoua
Turkish: Salyangoz kuası
Ukrainian: Коуа біловолий
Chinese: 白胸马岛鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 德拉氏食蝸馬島鵑, 德拉氏食蝸馬島鵑1920滅絕
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