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Red-capped Coua

Coua ruficeps
Family
Cuckoos
Order
Cuculiformes
Codes
reccou2, RCCO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuckoos (Cuculidae)
SpeciesCoua ruficeps
Codesreccou2, RCCO
Identification

The Red-capped Coua (Coua ruficeps) 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 reccou2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Cuckoos
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Red-capped Coua photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Coua ruficeps

Family: Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes

eBird Code: reccou2