Red-fronted coua
Coua reynaudii Pucheran, 1845
The red-fronted coua (Coua reynaudii) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 152.2 g to 153 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the red-fronted coua
- Weight
- 153 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
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the red-fronted coua live?
Not recorded
What is the red-fronted coua?
The red-fronted coua (Coua reynaudii) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
It is endemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
From the Wikipedia article “Red-fronted coua” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-fronted_coua&oldid=1314074636), 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 red-fronted coua endangered?
The red-fronted coua is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the red-fronted coua classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCoua
- SpeciesCoua reynaudii Pucheran, 1845
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- RFCOEnglish
- كوا حمراء الجبهةArabic
- coua de front rogencCatalan
- kukalka černonoháCzech
- kukalka rezavočeláCzech
- coa troedgochWelsh
- Mørkbrystet SilkegøgDanish
- RotstirncouaGerman
- Rotstirn-SeidenkuckuckGerman
- RotstirnseidenkuckuckGerman
- ruĝfrunta kuaoEsperanto
- Cúa frentirrojoSpanish
- tanu-siidkäguEstonian
- tummakukuFinnish
- punajalkakukuFinnish
- Coua de ReynaudFrench
- riđočela kuaCroatian
- vörösfejű selyemkakukkHungarian
- Cua fronterossaItalian
- アカビタイジカッコウJapanese
- rudakaktė madagaskarinė gegutėLithuanian
- TaitoakaMalagasy
- Reynauds CouaDutch
- rødpannekoaNorwegian
- kuja rdzawoczelnaPolish
- cua-de-testa-vermelhaPortuguese
- Краснолобая тивукаRussian
- Краснолобая мадагаскарская кукушкаRussian
- koa zelenkaváSlovak
- Crvenočela kuaSerbian
- rödpannad kouaSwedish
- Kızıl Alınlı KuaTurkish
- Kızıl başlı couaTurkish
- коуа рудолобийUkrainian
- 紅額馬島鵑Chinese
- 红额马岛鹃Chinese
Relatives of the red-fronted coua
Other species in the same genus Coua.
Blue coua
Coua caerulea
Delalande's coua
Coua delalandei
Crested coua
Coua cristata
Coquerel's coua
Coua coquereli
Giant coua
Coua gigas
Red-capped coua
Coua ruficeps
CompareRed-fronted coua vs Blue couaRed-fronted coua vs Delalande's couaRed-fronted coua vs Crested couaRed-fronted coua vs Coquerel's coua
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-fronted coua?
An adult red-fronted coua weighs 153 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-fronted coua endangered?
The red-fronted 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 red-fronted coua?
The red-fronted coua (Coua reynaudii) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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