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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: 652698
  Adult
El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/11/2025
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 629198
  Adult
Nuevo Mundo
San Martín
Peru
07/09/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 611398
  Adult
Camino a Plataforma
San Martín
Peru
07/08/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 611397
  Adult
Camino a Plataforma
San Martín
Peru
07/08/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 606531
  Adult
Manaus
Amazonas
Brazil
07/16/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 596073
  Adult
Bosque de Yanahuanca
Cajamarca
Peru
07/15/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 570972
  Adult
Presidente figueiredo
Amazonas
Brazil
07/09/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 536633
  Adult
Pacha K´anchay
Salta
Argentina
05/26/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 462434
  Adult
Garupa
Misiones
Argentina
07/25/2021
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 343439
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
07/11/2019
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 343304
  Adult
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
07/09/2019
Jorge Schlemmer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233362916/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaRn Rio Bravo1Jorge Schlemmer
233378713/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Minga ecolodge1Jorge Schlemmer
236376311/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El QueremalJorge Schlemmer
233368111/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El Queremal1Jorge Schlemmer
214407617/07/2024PeruSan MartínMorro de Calzada1Jorge Schlemmer
214394216/07/2024PeruSan MartínReserva Arena Blanca1Jorge Schlemmer
213421915/07/2024PeruCajamarcaBosque de Yanahuanca1Jorge Schlemmer
214361511/07/2024PeruSan MartínLocalidad Morro de Calzada Amazon Center1Jorge Schlemmer
226933709/07/2024PeruSan MartínNuevo MundoJorge Schlemmer
214352409/07/2024PeruSan MartínBello Horizonte1Jorge Schlemmer
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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.