Coua ruficeps
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The red-capped coua (Coua ruficeps) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to northwest Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
The olive-capped coua was formerly treated as a subspecies of the red-capped coua but has been elevated to species status based on the differences in plumage and vocalisation. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Coua sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, based on 269 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 83 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Coua in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, against about 50% in April, June, August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Ankarafantsika National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain a month against almost none in August. January–March and May have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-capped Coua sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Red-capped Coua sightings, Ankarafantsika National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Berenty Reserve (Madagascar, about 20%).
Same genus: Coua
The closest relatives of the Red-capped Coua that you can see in Ankarafantsika National Park (genus Coua, Couas) are Crested Coua (about 70%) and Coquerel's Coua (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-capped Coua is recorded against all the birds logged in Ankarafantsika National Park (269 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
