Crested Coua (Coua cristata) [XC26704]
by Bernard BOUSQUET from Berenty Reserve, Toliara Prov., Madagascar (call)
Crested Coua (Coua cristata) [XC536966]
by Dries Van de Loock from Zombitse NP, Toliara Prov., Madagascar (call)
Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern and eastern Madagascar, south-west to Mahajanga.
dumonti Delacour, 1931 - Western Madagascar from Mahajanga to Morondava.
pyropyga Grandidier, A, 1867 - South-western Madagascar between Morondava and Toliara, also south to Amboasary. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Chestnut-vented Coua (Coua pyropyga).
maxima Milon, 1950 - South-eastern Madagascar (near Tolagnaro).