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Giant Coua Coua g&eacute;ant<br />
Coua gigas - Giant Coua Coua gigas,Geotagged,Giant Coua,Madagascar,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Oh, that is a very nice and probably difficult to spot species! Posted 6 years ago
    1. not really and they even have a funny call and you can use it to attract them! Posted 6 years ago

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The Giant Coua is a bird species from the Cuckoo family that is endemic to the dry forests of western and southern Madagascar. It is suggested that Couas probably originated from a particular Asian ground-cuckoo. Genus Coua contains 10 species, more than any other genus in Madagascar.

Similar species: Cuckoos
Species identified by Oddfeel
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Uploaded Oct 20, 2018. Captured Oct 3, 2018 10:04 in Antsalova, Madagascar.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/4.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO3200
  • 105mm