Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Grote Coua |
| English (United States) | Giant Coua |
| French | Coua géant |
| German | Riesenseidenkuckuck |
| Icelandic | Silkigaukur |
| Japanese | オニジカッコウ |
| Norwegian | kjempekoa |
| Polish | kuja wielka |
| Russian | Гигантская тивука |
| Serbian | Džinovska kua |
| Slovak | koa veľká |
| Spanish | Cúa Gigante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cúa gigante |
| Swedish | jättekoua |
| Turkish | Büyük Kua |
Coua gigas (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus gigas
Boddaert, 1783. TablePlanchesEnlum., p.50.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar, based on Daubenton, PL enlum., no. 815.
Definitions
- COUA
- gigas
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SPECIES
Giant Coua Coua gigas Scientific name definitions
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 15, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 15, 2016
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Giant Coua Coua gigas
Authors
Robert B. Payne
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. (2020). Giant Coua (Coua gigas), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.giacou1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- August 15, 2016
- Giant Coua Coua gigas
Authors
Robert B. Payne
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. (2016). Giant Coua (Coua gigas). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.