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Coquerels coua, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar This day was one of the luckiest of our trip, seeing three species of coua, up close, and in a reasonable pose. The other two:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39624/crested_coua_closeup_ankarafantsika_madagascar.html" title="Crested Coua closeup, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/39624_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ifTAy5Cmye%2FuHirQSm4Uq3lfdtI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Crested Coua closeup, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar A rare moment in which you got a clear view of this hyper active bird. Cropped closeup:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39622/crested_coua_closeup_ii_ankarafantsika_madagascar.html Africa,Ankarafantsika,Coua cristata,Crested Coua,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Spring,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39541/red-capped_coua_high_pose_ankarafantsika_madagascar.html" title="Red-capped coua high pose, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/39541_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Ce4N9eP9h4%2BtynoYU%2B90Vv79dzU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Red-capped coua high pose, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar Quite pleased with this one, it took a lot of effort to get this bird into a usable view. Africa,Ankarafantsika,Coua ruficeps,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Red-capped coua,Spring,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Ankarafantsika,Coquerels coua,Coua coquereli,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge

Coquerels coua, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar

This day was one of the luckiest of our trip, seeing three species of coua, up close, and in a reasonable pose. The other two:

Crested Coua closeup, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar A rare moment in which you got a clear view of this hyper active bird. Cropped closeup:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39622/crested_coua_closeup_ii_ankarafantsika_madagascar.html Africa,Ankarafantsika,Coua cristata,Crested Coua,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Spring,World

Red-capped coua high pose, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar Quite pleased with this one, it took a lot of effort to get this bird into a usable view. Africa,Ankarafantsika,Coua ruficeps,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Red-capped coua,Spring,World

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    Natalia Cara
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    Fantastic eye-shadow! Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks, said the coua. Posted 9 years ago

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The Coquerels coua

The Coquerel's coua is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was named by Grandidier in honor of Charles Coquerel.

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Similar species: Cuckoos
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Uploaded Jun 24, 2016. Captured Oct 21, 2015 10:53 in 4, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO720
  • 400mm
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