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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: 646681
 El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/11/2025
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 604881
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/08/2024
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 594202
  Adult
Flor de Café/Plataforma
San Martín
Peru
07/08/2024
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 499729
  Adult
Lambari d´oeste
Mato Grosso
Brazil
06/06/2022
Nino A. Grangetto



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233222020/07/2025ColombiaCaldasReserva Natural Hotel Tinamú, Manizales1Nino A. Grangetto
233893817/07/2025ColombiaCaldasReserva Ecológica Río Blanco, Manizales1Nino A. Grangetto
233236616/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaRn Rio Bravo1Nino A. Grangetto
233891613/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaSan Cipriano2Nino A. Grangetto
233212813/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Minga ecolodge1Nino A. Grangetto
233206311/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaFinca la florida1Nino A. Grangetto
233197811/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El Queremal1Nino A. Grangetto
216841508/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional Iguazú Ruta 101, Parque Nacional IguazúNino A. Grangetto
216838007/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101 Arroyo Cataratas, Parque Nacional IguazúNino A. Grangetto
214553017/07/2024PeruSan MartínMorro de Calzada1Nino A. Grangetto
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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.