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 LC    Madagascar Coucal* Id (Atlas):
    Centropus toulou

Description (10)
Image of Madagascar Coucal
 

Other Names (World)
Madagascar Coucal, Malagasy Coucal, Black Coucal

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Müller, 1776)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, mangroves, swamps, rural gardens. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Seychelles.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (53)...)

 
Malagasy Coucal (Centropus toulou) [XC142973]
     by Hans Matheve from Vohibinany, Toamasina, Madagascar (song)

 
Malagasy Coucal (Centropus toulou) [XC439004]
     by Dries Van de Loock from Hotel Le Paradisier, Toliara, Madagascar (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes regarded as conspecific with Black Coucal (Centropus grillii) and Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis).

Extinct population of Assumption I sometimes awarded separate subspecies, assumptionis.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • toulou (Müller, 1776)   -  Madagascar.
  • insularis Ridgway, 1894   -  Aldabra. Formerly also Assumption I.
  • assumptionis ! Nicoll, 1906   -  Assumption I. (Seychelles). Extinct.



References
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Files:
JPG files for Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou) - 10 files


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