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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 682045
  Adult
San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
03/24/2026
Enrique Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 681626
  Adult
Parque Provincial Caá Yarí
Misiones
Argentina
03/27/2026
Enrique Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 668529
  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
01/04/2026
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 666612
  Adult
Parque Provincial Moconá
Misiones
Argentina
09/20/2013
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 664132
  Adult
Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
10/07/2025
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 661538
  Adult
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
11/10/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 657049
  Adult
Ruta Provincial 2
Misiones
Argentina
10/14/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 656189
  Adult
Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
09/29/2025
Gustavo Pascuas
Foto
Photography ID: 655031
  Adult
Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/21/2025
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 654800
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
09/26/2025
Susana Gomez



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni09/19/2021ArgentinaCorrientesRincon Del SocorroN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar03/31/2018ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 6 (entre Concepcion y Mburucuya)IndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Diego Oscar10/12/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Adrian Heredia10/26/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo09/20/2012ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Jose Luis Merlo09/25/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245651627/03/2026ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Parque Provincial Caá YaríEnrique Sanz
245724324/03/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial La Araucaria, San PedroEnrique Sanz
244632307/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeSendero Hermanos Winckler, Florencia1Gabriel Carbajales
241492811/01/202607:46ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
241847204/01/2026ArgentinaMisionesMontecarlo camino al puerto, MontecarloAndrés Barca
239801208/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesSan PedroDiego Oscar
239465523/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesMirador Rum Guaraní (-26,917, -54,226)1Julian Uriel Collado
239464123/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesR.p. 15 (-26,897, -54,23)1Julian Uriel Collado
243166122/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá2Pablo Richter
239442822/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesPP Araucaria, San Pedro1Julian Uriel Collado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.