Black fruited galanga vs Crested Coua

Alpinia nigra compared with Coua cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Crested Coua
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Cuculidae
Genus	Alpinia	Coua
Species	Alpinia nigra	Coua cristata

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Crested Coua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Crested Coua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black fruited galanga

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Jamaica.

Crested Coua

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Black fruited galanga

The Black fruited galanga (Alpinia nigra) is a species in the genus Alpinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.