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Meeting the Red-capped coua, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar After chasing it through the dry bush where the view is always obscured, finally this ground dweller come on the open path, yet still far ahead of us. After a bit more stealth and taking careful steps forward, it did a brief pose:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39539/red-capped_coua_low_pose_ankarafantsika_madagascar.html" title="Red-capped coua low pose, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/39539_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=msqEN5z5pJhGLfqBLqk%2BCVx5sQ4%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Red-capped coua low pose, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar Africa,Ankarafantsika,Coua ruficeps,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Red-capped coua,Spring,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Ankarafantsika,Coua ruficeps,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Red-capped coua,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Meeting the Red-capped coua, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar

After chasing it through the dry bush where the view is always obscured, finally this ground dweller come on the open path, yet still far ahead of us. After a bit more stealth and taking careful steps forward, it did a brief pose:

Red-capped coua low pose, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar Africa,Ankarafantsika,Coua ruficeps,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Red-capped coua,Spring,World

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    Patomarazul
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    Nice to find this bird! Posted 2 years ago

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The Red-capped coua

The red-capped coua 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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Similar species: Cuckoos
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jun 17, 2016. Captured Oct 21, 2015 07:52 in 4, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO1800
  • 400mm
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