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Coquerel's coua

Coua coquereli A. Grandidier, 1867

LCLeast Concernbirds

The coquerel's coua (Coua coquereli) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 160 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Coquerel's coua (Coua coquereli)
Photo: DickDaniels ( http://carolinabirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the coquerel's coua

Weight
160 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
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the coquerel's coua live?

Not recorded

What is the coquerel's coua?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Coquerel's coua (Coua coquereli) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

It is endemic to Madagascar. Its habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was named in 1867 by the French naturalist Alfred Grandidier in honor of the French navy surgeon and naturalist Charles Coquerel.

From the Wikipedia article “Coquerel's coua” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coquerel%27s_coua&oldid=1314147777), 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 coquerel's coua endangered?

The coquerel's 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. What the categories mean.

How is the coquerel's coua classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoua
  7. SpeciesCoua coquereli A. Grandidier, 1867
Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • COCOEnglish
  • كوا كوكريليةArabic
  • kukalka okrovoprsáCzech
  • kukalka CoquerelovaCzech
  • coa CoquerelWelsh
  • OlivensilkegøgDanish
  • CoquerelcouaGerman
  • Coquerel-SeidenkuckuckGerman
  • CoquerelseidenkuckuckGerman
  • kokerela kuaoEsperanto
  • Cúa de CoquerelSpanish
  • lääne-siidkäguEstonian
  • lännenkukuFinnish
  • Coua de CoquerelFrench
  • šarenolica kuaCroatian
  • Coquerel-selyemkakukkHungarian
  • Cua di CoquerelItalian
  • ニシジカッコウJapanese
  • Kokerelio madagaskarinė gegutėLithuanian
  • GoryMalagasy
  • Gory HakokoMalagasy
  • Coquerels CouaDutch
  • sakalavakoaNorwegian
  • kuja płowaPolish
  • cua-sacalavaPortuguese
  • cua-de-coquerelPortuguese
  • cúa-de-coquerelPortuguese
  • Западная тивукаRussian
  • Кокереллева мадагаскарская кукушкаRussian
  • koa plaváSlovak
  • Kokerelova kuaSerbian
  • coquerelkouaSwedish
  • Coquerels kouaSwedish
  • sakalavakouaSwedish
  • Coquerel KuasıTurkish
  • Coquerel couasıTurkish
  • коуа східнийUkrainian
  • 科氏马岛鹃Chinese
  • 科奎氏馬島鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the coquerel's coua

Other species in the same genus Coua.

LC, Least Concern
Blue coua (Coua caerulea)

Blue coua

Coua caerulea

Cuculidae

CompareCoquerel's coua vs Blue couaCoquerel's coua vs Delalande's couaCoquerel's coua vs Crested couaCoquerel's coua vs Giant coua

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the coquerel's coua?

An adult coquerel's coua weighs 160 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the coquerel's coua endangered?

The coquerel's 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 coquerel's coua?

The coquerel's coua (Coua coquereli) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Coquerel's coua (Coua coquereli). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/coquerels-coua

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BibTeX
@misc{coquerels_coua_2026,
  title = {Coquerel's coua (Coua coquereli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/coquerels-coua},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}