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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: 647017
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
04/19/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 521459
♂  Adult
Arroyo Yerbal grande
Treinta y Tres
Uruguay
05/21/2022
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 426835
  Adult
Cerro Largo
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
01/28/2020
Analía García
Foto
Photography ID: 405237
  Adult
Fraile Muerto
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
04/07/2019
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 306884
  Adult
Ciudad Treinta y tres
Treinta y Tres
Uruguay
12/28/2018
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 265158
  Adult
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
06/12/2013
Emilio Lessa
Foto
Photography ID: 196784
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
03/28/2017
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 194970
  Adult
La Gloria
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
03/04/2017
Gonzalo Campaña
Foto
Photography ID: 191004
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
02/17/2017
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 166162
  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
08/09/2016
Germán Gil
Foto
Photography ID: 121974
  Adult
Concordia
Soriano
Uruguay
10/21/2015
Edison Mattei



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233859519/04/2025UruguayCerro LargoPaso Centurión., Paso CenturiónAdrian Antunez
190970405/08/2022UruguaySaltoChsg, Lago Salto Grande1Pablo Bruni
170618721/05/2022UruguayTreinta y TresPaso del Yerbal, Arroyo Yerbal grandeLuis Mier
133887528/01/2020UruguayCerro LargoPaso Centurión, Cerro LargoAnalía García
127524607/04/2019UruguayCerro LargoArea de camping, Fraile MuertoGuillermo Menéndez
89680128/12/2018UruguayTreinta y TresCiudad Treinta y tresLuis Mier
71789922/03/2018UruguayCerro LargoFrente a la delegación de Coendú, Paso Centurión1Julián Tocce
70200615/02/2018UruguayCerro LargoPaso Centurión2Adrian Antunez
59916207/08/2017UruguayRochaPunta del diablo, Punta del Dablo, muy cerca del Parque Nac. Santa TeresaJulio Clavijo Ferraro
56008528/03/2017UruguayCerro LargoDelegación de Coendú, Paso CenturiónJulián Tocce
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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.