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Snail-eating Coua
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IUCN EX · Extinct

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Snail-eating Coua

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Snail-eating Coua

Coua delalandei

Delalande's coua (Coua delalandei), also known as snail-eating coua and Delalande's coucal, is an extinct species of non-parasitic cuckoo from Madagascar. It only was known to science as an extant bird for a very short time in the early 19th century. There is some disagreement about its area of occurrence: Although there were claims that the bird was also found in the area of Fito and Maroantsetra as well as near Toamasina (Tamatave), i.e., the coastal...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1870.