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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: 656644
  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/13/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 623417
  Adult
Santiago Atitlán
Guatemala
Guatemala
02/08/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 510298
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/06/2022
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 392775
  Adult
Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
10/30/2017
Manuel Godoy



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237409813/09/2025BrazilMato GrossoPorto Jofre, PantanalManuel Godoy
225229708/02/2025GuatemalaGuatemalaSantiago AtitlánManuel Godoy
165462606/10/2022ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaManuel Godoy
123324730/10/2017EcuadorPichinchaMindoManuel Godoy
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.