Red-capped coua

Red-capped coua
Subspecies Green-capped Coua
C. r. olivaceiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Coua
Species: C. ruficeps
Binomial name
Coua ruficeps
G.R. Gray, 1846

The red-capped coua (Coua ruficeps) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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