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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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Foto
Photography ID: 650220
 San Lorenzo
Salta
Argentina
08/26/2024
Mauro Desch
Foto
Photography ID: 636930
  Adult
Acambuco
Salta
Argentina
05/19/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 636929
  Adult
Acambuco
Salta
Argentina
05/19/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 555287
  Adult
Rosario de la Frontera
Salta
Argentina
11/04/2023
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 546840
  Adult
La Caldera
Salta
Argentina
07/14/2023
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 536633
  Adult
Pacha K´anchay
Salta
Argentina
05/26/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 296273
  Adult
El Gallinato
Salta
Argentina
11/03/2018
Ramón Rodolfo Copa
Foto
Photography ID: 293811
  Adult
La Mision
Salta
Argentina
10/22/2018
Ramón Rodolfo Copa
Foto
Photography ID: 206079
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Rey
Salta
Argentina
06/14/2017
Miguel Andina



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238042217/10/2025ArgentinaSaltaLos Naranjos, San Ramón de la Nueva Orán1Martín Lépez
234273625/07/2025ArgentinaSaltaSalvador Mazza - La Toma, Departamento General José de San Martín1Carlos Valpreda
231725909/07/2025ArgentinaSaltaLa reserva del huaico, Villa San LorenzoMorgen Mont.
232355106/06/2025ArgentinaSaltaSalvador Mazza- La Toma1Pablo Moreno
229489519/05/2025ArgentinaSaltaAcambucoGustavo Daniel González
235223630/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaHotel Selva Montana, San Lorenzo1Mauro Desch
230273928/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Trampa, General Güemes1Juan Cambria
230149628/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Trampa, General Güemes1Magdalena Gerez De Larminat
229909028/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Trampa, General Güemes1María Cecilia De Larminat
229256128/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Trampa, General Güemes1Jeremías Pintos
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 06/04/2026.