Giant Coua Coua gigas Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 15, 2016
Text last updated August 15, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | coua gegant |
| Czech | kukalka velká |
| Dutch | Grote Coua |
| English | Giant Coua |
| English (United States) | Giant Coua |
| French | Coua géant |
| French (France) | Coua géant |
| German | Riesenseidenkuckuck |
| Icelandic | Silkigaukur |
| Japanese | オニジカッコウ |
| Norwegian | kjempekoa |
| Polish | kuja wielka |
| Russian | Гигантская тивука |
| Serbian | Džinovska kua |
| Slovak | koa veľká |
| Spanish | Cúa Gigante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cúa gigante |
| Swedish | jättekoua |
| Turkish | Büyük Kua |
| Ukrainian | Коуа великий |
Coua gigas (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus gigas
Boddaert, 1783. Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton, p.50.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar, based on Daubenton, PL enlum., no. 815.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COUA
- gigas
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Giant Coua
