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Blue Coua closeup The shot isn't entirely sharp, but my love for this bird compensates that :) I think this one is having an insect in its beak. Andasibe,Blue Coua,Coua caerulea,Madagascar Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Blue Coua closeup

The shot isn't entirely sharp, but my love for this bird compensates that :) I think this one is having an insect in its beak.

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The Blue Coua

The Blue Coua is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.
It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The bird is a deep blue with a bare blue oval around the eye and beak. It averages a size of 18.9-19.7 inches long and weighs approximately 8.2 ounces. The Blue Coua's diet consists.. more

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Similar species: Cuckoos
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 20, 2012. Captured Sep 4, 2012 09:02.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO220
  • 500mm