Crested Coua Coua cristata Scientific name definitions
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (4)
Robert B. Payne, Josep del Hoyo, Guy M. Kirwan, and Nigel Collar
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 26, 2015
Text last updated February 26, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | coua crestat septentrional |
| Czech | kukalka chocholatá |
| Dutch | Kuifcoua |
| English | Crested Coua |
| English (United States) | Crested Coua |
| French | Coua huppé |
| French (France) | Coua huppé |
| German | Schopfseidenkuckuck |
| Icelandic | Toppgaukur |
| Japanese | カンムリジカッコウ |
| Norwegian | toppkoa |
| Polish | kuja czubata |
| Russian | Хохлатая тивука |
| Serbian | Ćubasta kua |
| Slovak | koa chochlatá |
| Spanish | Cúa Crestado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cúa crestado |
| Swedish | tofskoua |
| Turkish | Tepeli Kua |
| Ukrainian | Коуа чубатий |
Coua cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus cristatus
Linnaeus, 1766. Syst.Nat.ed.12 ed.12, p.171.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COUA
- cristata
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