around sunset, often creating mixed chorus with other species. They also raise their head crest while calling. Reproduction Breeding crested couas are usually found in monogamous pairs. Unlike some other species of cuckoos, these birds do not take part in brood parasitism, but rather, both male and female co-parent the chicks. The pair builds their nest themselves out of twigs and hide it in trees or bushes to avoid detection by predators. Two single white eggs are laid and incubated by both parents. The chicks are born altricial with both parents equally helping in raising the young until they are about two weeks old, when they leave the nest. Couas have low fecundity, but they have a high adult longevity (up to 15 years in captivity), which is why they can afford to have a smaller brood size. Additionally, because of their short young-rearing period, it is possible for them to have several clutches in one breeding season, which is from September to March. Diet They have an omnivorous diet consisting of arthropods, fruits, berries, snails, chameleons, leaves, seeds and others. They essentially feed on everything size appropriate that they find in their environment. Gallery References External links BirdLife Species Factsheet https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Coua-cristata (for songs, calls and distribution map). https://whileatthezoo.com/tag/northern-crested-coua/ (to see the "bullseye" markings inside chick's mouth). Coua Birds described in 1766 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus