Verreaux's Coua

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Verreaux's Coua is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Verreaux's Coua (Coua verreauxi) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its name commemorates French ornithologist and collector Jules Verreaux. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Coua verreauxi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

Verreaux's Coua The Verreaux's Coua (Coua verreauxi) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

The Verreaux's Coua (Coua verreauxi) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verreaux's_Coua The text in this page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article shown in above URL. It is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. More

Verreaux's Coua on the nest and then had very nice looks at one in a bare treetop just as we arrived back at the bus. We also got lucky with a couple bonus birds in this area. As we were watching the coua on its nest, a Lafresnaye's Vanga started calling, and eventually sat in a treetop for all to see. More

Order : Cuculiformes
Family : Cuculidae
Genus : Coua
Species : verreauxi
Authority : Grandidier, 1867