Malagasy Coucal | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Centropus |
Species: | C. toulou |
Binomial name | |
Centropus toulou (Müller, 1776) |
The Malagasy Coucal or Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Madagascar, the Comoros (including Mayotte) and the Seychelles where it occurs on Aldabra and formerly on Assumption Island and Cosmoledo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.