Coua ruficeps
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Coua sighting in Berenty Reserve on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 63 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Red-capped Coua sightings, Berenty Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 60%).
Same genus: Coua
The closest relatives of the Red-capped Coua that you can see in Berenty Reserve (genus Coua, Couas) are Crested Coua (about 90%), Giant Coua (about 60%) and Running Coua (about 20%), 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 Berenty Reserve (35 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.
