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Crested Coua
Coua cristata (Linnaeus, C 1766)
The crested coua 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. Source: Wikipedia
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Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Coua
Scientific:
Coua cristata
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Classification
Order:Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Coua
Scientific:
Coua cristata
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Cuculus cristatus
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/445296
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
FCAB43238B5B65A1
Avibase ID:
avibase-FCAB4323
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FCAB4323
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554744
Geographic range:
- Coua cristata cristata: northern and eastern Madagascar (south in the west to Mahajanga, and in the east to near Farafanga)
- Coua cristata dumonti: west central Madagascar (Mahajanga to south to Morondava), broadly intergrading with pyropyga between the Tsiribihina and Mangoky Rivers)
- Coua cristata pyropyga: southwestern and southern Madagascar (from the Mangoky River and Morondava east to the just west of Tolagnaro in the western slopes of the Anosyenne Mountains and southeast along the coast)
- Coua cristata maxima: status uncertain; known from a single specimen from southeastern Madagascar (Tolagnaro)
Source: Clements checklist
Crested Coua
Catalan:
Coua crestat septentrional
Czech:
kukalka chocholatá
Danish:
Toppet Silkegøg
German:
Schopfseidenkuckuck
Spanish:
Cúa Crestado
Spanish (Spain):
Cúa Crestado
Finnish:
töyhtökuku
French:
Coua huppé
Croatian:
kukmasta kua
Hungarian:
kontyos selyemkakukk
Icelandic:
Toppgaukur
Italian:
Cua crestato
Japanese (romaji):
kanmurijikakkou
Japanese:
カンムリジカッコウ
Lithuanian:
Kuoduotoji madagaskarinė gegutė
Dutch:
Kuifcoua
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Toppkoa
Norwegian:
Toppkoa
Polish:
kuja czubata
Portuguese:
cua-de-poupa
Russian:
Хохлатая тивука
Slovak:
koa chochlatá
Serbian:
Ćubasta kua
Swedish:
tofskoua
Ukrainian:
Коуа чубатий
Chinese:
凤头马岛鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
鳳頭馬島鵑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coua huppé ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coua huppé ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2021: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Crested Madagascar Coucal ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Crested Madagascar Coucal ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Coua cristata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Coua cristata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Coua cristata [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coua cristata [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coua cristata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Coua crestat septentrional
Czech: Kukal korunkatý, kukalka chocholatá
Danish: Toppet Silkegøg
German: Schopfseidenkuckuck, Spitzschopfcoua, Spitzschopf-Seidenkuckuck
English: Crested Coua, Crested Madagascar Coucal
English, HBW: Crested/Chestnut-vented Coua
English (IOC): Crested Coua
English (United States): Crested Coua
Spanish: Cúa Crestada, Cúa Crestado
Spanish (Spain): Cúa Crestado
Spanish (HBW): Crested Coua
Estonian: tutt-siidkägu
Finnish: Töyhtökuku
French: Coua huppé
Croatian: kukmasta kua
Hungarian: kontyos selyemkakukk
Icelandic: Toppgaukur
Italian: Coua dalla cresta, Cua crestato
Japanese (romaji): kammurijikakkou, kanmurijikakkou
Japanese: カンムリジカッコウ, カンムリヂカッコウ
Scientific: Coua cristata, Coua cristata cristata, Cuculus cristatus
Lithuanian: Kuoduotoji madagaskarinė gegutė
Malagasy: Abosanga, Tivoka, Tokambolo, Tsikokofotsy, Tsiloko, tsipara
Dutch: Kuifcoua
Norwegian Nynorsk: Toppkoa
Norwegian: Toppkoa
Polish: kuja czubata
Portuguese: cua-de-poupa
Portuguese (Portugal): cua-de-poupa
Russian: Хохлатая мадагаскарская кукушка, Хохлатая тивука
Slovak: koa chochlatá
Serbian: Ćubasta kua
Swedish: Tofscoua, tofskoua
Turkish: Tepeli kua
Ukrainian: Коуа чубатий
Chinese: 凤头马岛鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 鳳頭馬島鵑
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