The red-capped coua (Coua ruficeps) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to northwest Madagascar.
| Red-capped coua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Coua |
| Species: | C. ruficeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Coua ruficeps G.R. Gray, 1846
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
The olive-capped coua was formerly treated as a subspecies of the red-capped coua but has been elevated to species status based on the differences in plumage and vocalisation.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Coua ruficeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22725437A112393556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22725437A112393556.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (2004). "Review: Oiseaux de Madagascar, Mayotte, Comoros, Seychelles, Réunion, Mauritius (Huguet & Chappuis 2003)". Bulletin of the African Bird Club. 11 (2): 161–164 [161].
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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