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Blue coua

Coua caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The blue coua (Coua caerulea) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 244 g to 245.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue coua (Coua caerulea)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue coua

Weight
244 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue coua live?

Not recorded

What is the blue coua?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue coua (Coua caerulea) is a species of bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It is endemic to the island of Madagascar.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue coua” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_coua&oldid=1313821393), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue coua endangered?

The blue coua is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the blue coua classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoua
  7. SpeciesCoua caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Cuculus caeruleus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • BLCOEnglish
  • كوا زرقاءArabic
  • coua blauCatalan
  • kukalka modráCzech
  • coa glasWelsh
  • Blå SilkegøgDanish
  • BlaucouaGerman
  • Blau-SeidenkuckuckGerman
  • BlauseidenkuckuckGerman
  • blua kuaoEsperanto
  • Cúa azulSpanish
  • sini-siidkäguEstonian
  • sinikukuFinnish
  • Coua bleuFrench
  • modra kuaCroatian
  • kék selyemkakukkHungarian
  • Cua bluItalian
  • アオジカッコウJapanese
  • mėlynoji madagaskarinė gegutėLithuanian
  • MarihaMalagasy
  • KirikiriMalagasy
  • TaitsomangaMalagasy
  • Blauwe CouaDutch
  • blåkoaNorwegian
  • kuja błękitnaPolish
  • cua-azulPortuguese
  • Синяя тивукаRussian
  • Голубая мадагаскарская кукушкаRussian
  • koa modráSlovak
  • Plava kuaSerbian
  • blåkouaSwedish
  • Mavi KuaTurkish
  • Mavi couaTurkish
  • коуа синійUkrainian
  • 蓝马岛鹃Chinese
  • 藍馬島鵑Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the blue coua

Other species in the same genus Coua.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue coua?

An adult blue coua weighs 244 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue coua endangered?

The blue coua is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue coua?

The blue coua (Coua caerulea) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_coua_2026,
  title = {Blue coua (Coua caerulea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-coua},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}