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Blue Coua in Andasibe I intentionally did not crop this far away shot of a Blue Coua in the Andasibe forest of Madagascar. It is a gorgeous, quite large bird with a lovely deep color blue and a long tail. Andasibe,Blue Coua,Coua caerulea,Madagascar Click/tap to enlarge

Blue Coua in Andasibe

I intentionally did not crop this far away shot of a Blue Coua in the Andasibe forest of Madagascar. It is a gorgeous, quite large bird with a lovely deep color blue and a long tail.

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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 08:46.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO250
  • 500mm