Animalia Life
Coua caerulea
SUBFAMILY
Phaenicophaeinae
TAXONOMY
Cuculus caeruleus Linnaeus, 1776, Madagascar. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Blue Madagascar coucal; French: Coua bleu; German:
Blau-Seidenkuckuck; Spanish: Cъa Azul.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
18.9–19.7 in (48–50 cm), 8.2 oz (235 g). Dark blue above and
below; bare blue skin around eye; black bill.
DISTRIBUTION
Madagascar.
HABITAT
Forest and mangroves.
BEHAVIOR
Resident.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Insects, small reptiles, and fruits.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Nests are bowls of twigs, on trees or bushes. One egg.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not globally threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
Subject to trapping and hunting.
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