Coua reynaudii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The red-fronted coua (Coua reynaudii) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Coua sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 59th most-seen of the 98 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Coua in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June–July and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Mantadia National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 340 mm in January. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-fronted Coua sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Red-fronted Coua sightings, Mantadia National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 40%).
Same genus: Coua
The closest relatives of the Red-fronted Coua that you can see in Mantadia National Park (genus Coua, Couas) are Blue Coua (about 50%) and Red-breasted Coua (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Coua is recorded against all the birds logged in Mantadia National Park (92 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.
