Olive-capped Coua
Coua olivaceiceps
LCLeast Concern Endemic to Madagascar
- Family
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
Overview
The olive-capped coua (Coua olivaceiceps) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
It is endemic to southwest Madagascar.
The olive-capped coua was formally described in 1873 by the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe under the binomial name Sericosomus olivaceiceps. Sharpe specified the type locality as southwestern Madagascar.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Lowlands of southwestern Madagascar.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Olive-capped coua
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
