Coquerel's coua

Coquerel's coua
at Kirindy Forest, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Coua
Species: C. coquereli
Binomial name
Coua coquereli
Grandidier, 1867

The Coquerel's coua (Coua coquereli) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was named by Grandidier in honor of Charles Coquerel.

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