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Common Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya cayana
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Tingazú
Alma-de-gato
Family: Cuculidae
Order: Cuculiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Cuculus cayanus.

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
204733921/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasVilla lapas, TárcolesMarcelo Gavensky
204729520/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasVilla lapas, TárcolesMarcelo Gavensky
201058703/02/2024Costa RicaHerediaTico rainforest lodge, Puerto viejo de sarapiquiCarlos Schmidt
129346613/09/2020Costa RicaLimónArmenia, Valle La EstrellaJared Smith Duarte
92655024/02/2019Costa RicaAlajuelaParque Nacional Volcán TenorioPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
91796124/01/2019Costa RicaAlajuelaCuri Cancha, MonteverdeJulian Uriel Collado
88291024/01/2019Costa RicaAlajuelaCuri Cancha, MonteverdeSilvina Collado
67144309/01/2018Costa RicaAlajuelaEl Castillo del Arenal1Daniela Espinosa
67948108/01/2018Costa RicaAlajuelaEl Castillo del Arenal1Luis Cesar Tejo
54742803/02/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasCuri-cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre, Bosque Nuboso de MonteverdeSebastián Martín Santiago
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.