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Crested Coua

Coua cristata
Family
Cuckoos
Order
Cuculiformes
Codes
crecou1, CVCO, CRCO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuckoos (Cuculidae)
SpeciesCoua cristata
Codescrecou1, CVCO, CRCO
Identification

The Crested Coua (Coua cristata) is a member of the Cuckoos family within the order Cuculiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code crecou1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Greater Ani
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Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Crested Coua photo
(c) Zak Pohlen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Coua cristata

Family: Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes

eBird Code: crecou1