Coua cristata (Crested Coua)

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Crested Coua Coua cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
  Coua

Scientific:
Coua cristata

Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.171

Protonym:
Cuculus cristatus

Avibase ID:
FCAB43238B5B65A1

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FCAB4323

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554744

Geographic range:

Coua cristata cristata: N and e Madagascar (south to Mahajanga)
Coua cristata dumonti: W Madagascar (Mahajanga to Morondava)
Coua cristata maxima: SE Madagascar (Tolagnaro region)
Coua cristata pyropyga: SW Madagascar (Morondava and Toliara to Amboasary)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  Crested Coua
Czech:
  kukalka chocholatá
German:
  Schopfseidenkuckuck
Danish:
  Toppet Silkegøg
Spanish:
  Cúa Crestado
Finnish:
  töyhtökuku
French:
  Coua huppé
Icelandic:
  Toppgaukur
Italian:
  Cua crestato
Japanese:
  kanmurijikakkou
Japanese:
  カンムリジカッコウ
Dutch:
  Kuifcoua
Norwegian:
  Toppkoa
Polish:
  kuja czubata
Russian:
  Хохлатая мадагаскарская кукушка
Slovak:
  koa chochlatá
Swedish:
  tofskoua
Chinese:
  凤头马岛鹃

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]
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 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):
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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):
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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]
eBird version 1.50:
   Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1]
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
   Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
   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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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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:
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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]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Crested Coua ( Coua cristata) [version 1]
James Lee Peters:
    Coua cristata [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
    Coua cristata [version 1]
James Lee Peters (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 2nd edition (1996):
   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
Catalan: Coua crestat septentrional
Czech: Kukal korunkatý, kukalka chocholatá
Danish: Toppet Silkegøg
German: Schopfseidenkuckuck, Spitzschopfcoua, Spitzschopf-Seidenkuckuck
English: Crested Coua, Crested Madagascar Coucal
English (IOC): Crested Coua
Spanish: Cúa Crestada, Cúa Crestado
Spanish (Spain): Cúa Crestado
Spanish (HBW): Crested Coua
Estonian: tutt-siidkägu
Finnish: Töyhtökuku
French: Coua huppé
Hungarian: kontyos selyemkakukk
Icelandic: Toppgaukur
Italian: Coua dalla cresta, Cua crestato
Japanese: kammurijikakkou, kanmurijikakkou
Japanese: カンムリジカッコウ, カンムリヂカッコウ
Latin: Coua cristata, Coua cristata cristata, Cuculus cristatus
Lithuanian: Kuoduotoji madagaskarinė gegutė
Malagasy: Abosanga, Tivoka, Tokambolo, Tsikokofotsy, Tsiloko, tsipara
Dutch: Kuifcoua
Norwegian: Toppkoa
Polish: kuja czubata
Russian: Хохлатая мадагаскарская кукушка
Slovak: koa chochlatá
Serbian: Ćubasta kua
Swedish: Tofscoua, tofskoua
Ukrainian: Коуа чубатий
Chinese: 凤头马岛鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 鳳頭馬島鵑