Delalande's coua
Coua delalandei (Temminck, 1827)
Status not recordedbirdsExtinct
The delalande's coua (Coua delalandei) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes.
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Quick facts about the delalande's coua
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the delalande's coua live?
Not recorded
Is the delalande's coua endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the delalande's coua classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCoua
- SpeciesCoua delalandei (Temminck, 1827)
Synonyms Coccycus delalandei, Coccyzus delalandei
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Snail-eating couaEnglish
- كوا آكلة للحلزونArabic
- Koua DelalandeBreton
- kukalka bělohrdláCzech
- SneglegøgDanish
- SchneckenseidenkuckuckGerman
- delalanda kuaoEsperanto
- Cúa de DelalandeSpanish
- teo-siidkäguEstonian
- کوآی دلالاندPersian
- kotilokukuFinnish
- Coua de DelalandeFrench
- Delalande-selyemkakukkHungarian
- Cua chioccioliereItalian
- マダガスカルカッコウJapanese
- Delalando madagaskarinė gegutėLithuanian
- FamakiakoraMalagasy
- Delalandes CouaDutch
- sneglekoaNorwegian
- kuja białogardłaPolish
- cua-caracoleiroPortuguese
- Тивука-улиткоедRussian
- koa slimákožraváSlovak
- Kua pužaricaSerbian
- snigelkouaSwedish
- Salyangoz KuasıTurkish
- коуа біловолийUkrainian
- 白胸马岛鹃Chinese
- kukalka DelalandeovaCzech
- Delalande-SeidenkuckuckGerman
- マダガスカルジカッコウJapanese
- cua-de-delalandePortuguese
- cuco-de-delalandePortuguese
- Мадагаскарская кукушка ДелаландаRussian
- 德拉氏食蝸馬島鵑Chinese
- 德拉氏馬島鵑Chinese
Relatives of the delalande's coua
Other species in the same genus Coua.

Blue coua
Coua caerulea

Crested coua
Coua cristata

Coquerel's coua
Coua coquereli

Giant coua
Coua gigas

Red-capped coua
Coua ruficeps

Verreaux's coua
Coua verreauxi
CompareDelalande's coua vs Blue couaDelalande's coua vs Crested couaDelalande's coua vs Coquerel's couaDelalande's coua vs Giant coua
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the delalande's coua?
The delalande's coua (Coua delalandei) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
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