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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: 295410
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/15/2018
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 158222
  Adult
Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
07/05/2016
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 49342
  Adult
Gobernador Virasoro
Corrientes
Argentina
04/18/2014
Alec Earnshaw



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228084627/04/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)1Alec Earnshaw
227427517/04/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)1Alec Earnshaw
190161429/08/2023ArgentinaJujuyRp83 entre San Francisco y Peña Alta, San Francisco1Alec Earnshaw
113793225/10/2019ArgentinaFormosaEstablecimiento Los Picazos, Tres MaríasAlec Earnshaw
112611922/10/2019ArgentinaFormosaReserva Guaycolec1Alec Earnshaw
112506719/10/2019ArgentinaFormosaReserva de la Biosfera Laguna OcaAlec Earnshaw
83055916/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú5Alec Earnshaw
82982015/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesPuerto Iguazú3Alec Earnshaw
82976814/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú3Alec Earnshaw
81909812/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú3Alec Earnshaw
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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.