Aves - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
Full reference: S. M. Goodman and F. Ravoavy. 1993. Identification of bird subfossils from cave surface deposits at Anjohibe, Madagascar, with a description of a new giant Coua (Cuculidae: Couinae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 106:24-33
Belongs to Coua according to S. M. Goodman 1999
See also Goodman and Ravoavy 1993
Sister taxa: Coua cristata, Coua cursor, Coua gigas, Coua primaeva, Coua ruficeps
Type specimen: UM 6264, a set of postcrania (left half of pelvis). Its type locality is Grotte Principale no. 1, Anjohibe Cave, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Madagascar.
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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