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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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Photography ID: 315000
  Adult
Monteverde
Alajuela
Costa Rica
01/24/2019
Silvina Collado
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Photography ID: 279618
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/05/2018
Silvina Collado



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238804922/11/202510:06ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial AraucariaSilvina Collado
240256224/09/2025PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manú--manu Endemic Station2Silvina Collado
240238721/09/2025PeruCuzcoValle Calquiña1Silvina Collado
202652925/04/2024ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6 (-24,095303, -64,399058)Silvina Collado
181431022/08/2023ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Selva Madre, San PedroSilvina Collado
181333221/08/2023ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríSilvina Collado
180170829/07/2023ArgentinaFormosaRuta Nacional 11 (-25,983793, -58,165577)Silvina Collado
164378724/09/2022ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce Caballero2Silvina Collado
164366721/09/2022ArgentinaCorrientesReserva Municipal Tajy Poty, Santo Tomé1Silvina Collado
160159022/06/2022ArgentinaMisionesÁrea Cataratas, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Silvina Collado
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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.