Blue Coua Coua caerulea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 7, 2016
Text last updated August 7, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | coua blau |
| Czech | kukalka modrá |
| Dutch | Blauwe Coua |
| English | Blue Coua |
| English (United States) | Blue Coua |
| French | Coua bleu |
| French (France) | Coua bleu |
| German | Blauseidenkuckuck |
| Japanese | アオジカッコウ |
| Norwegian | blåkoa |
| Polish | kuja błękitna |
| Russian | Синяя тивука |
| Serbian | Plava kua |
| Slovak | koa modrá |
| Spanish | Cúa Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cúa azul |
| Swedish | blåkoua |
| Turkish | Mavi Kua |
| Ukrainian | Коуа синій |
Coua caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus caeruleus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.171.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COUA
- caerulea
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Blue Coua
