Red-capped Coua
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Red-capped Coua

Coua ruficeps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park
227 Verified records at Ankarafantsika National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The red-capped coua (Coua ruficeps) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to northwest Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The olive-capped coua was formerly treated as a subspecies of the red-capped coua but has been elevated to species status based on the differences in plumage and vocalisation. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Coua sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 227 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Crested Coua
LC Endemic

Crested Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua cristata

70–80% · Very likely
Coquerel's Coua
LC Endemic

Coquerel's Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua coquereli

50–60% · Likely
Red-fronted Coua
LC Endemic

Red-fronted Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua reynaudii

Insufficient data
Blue Coua
LC Endemic

Blue Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua caerulea

Insufficient data
Madagascar Coucal
LC

Madagascar Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus toulou

50–60% · Likely
Madagascar Cuckoo
LC

Madagascar Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus rochii

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
50–60%
2 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-capped Coua in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 56% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Coua sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 227 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-capped Coua in Ankarafantsika National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Red-capped Coua in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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