This cuckoo has a long tail and legs, blue bare skin around the eye, and a rufous belly. It inhabits dry deciduous forest in western and northern Madagascar.
It has a long tail and long legs, a rufous belly, and bright blue bare facial skin around the eye.
It keeps to the forest understory and quickly walks away when disturbed. A common call is a loud “kwaaa” followed by 3–4 lower notes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.