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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
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Synonyms: Cuculus cayanus.

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Number of Photography: 695

Foto
Photography ID: 668529
  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
01/04/2026
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 666612
  Adult
Parque Provincial Moconá
Misiones
Argentina
09/20/2013
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 666177
  Adult
Rio largo
Alagoas
Brazil
01/05/2026
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 664132
  Adult
Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
10/07/2025
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 661538
  Adult
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
11/10/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 657049
  Adult
Ruta Provincial 2
Misiones
Argentina
10/14/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 656644
  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/13/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 656189
  Adult
Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
09/29/2025
Gustavo Pascuas
Foto
Photography ID: 655031
  Adult
Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/21/2025
Héctor Bernardo Fernández



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 7



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira09/03/2025BrazilAlagoasReserva Nacional do Surf, Marechal deodoroIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Pablo Bruni09/19/2021ArgentinaCorrientesRincon Del SocorroN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar03/31/2018ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 6 (entre Concepcion y Mburucuya)IndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Diego Oscar10/12/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Adrian Heredia10/26/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo09/20/2012ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Jose Luis Merlo09/25/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo


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Number of Films: 3




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Number of Records: 2805



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243694219/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NorteEmparn - Empresa de Pesquisa Agrioecuaria Do Rio Grande do Norte, ParnamirimDiego Oscar
243692519/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NorteEmparn - Empresa de Pesquisa AgropecuariaDiego Oscar
243360615/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NorteFazenda Estrela e Rppn Mata Estrela1Diego Oscar
243263813/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NorteSantuário Ecológico da Pipa, Tibau do SulDiego Oscar
243203211/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NortePraia do MadeiroDiego Oscar
243142410/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NortePraia da Pipa1Diego Oscar
244387625/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroPousada Oca, Paraty1Julian Uriel Collado
242247523/01/2026ParaguayConcepciónEstancia Ña Blanca1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
242226922/01/2026ParaguayConcepciónEstancia Ña Blanca4Dominic Oviedo Löwen
242223721/01/2026ParaguayConcepciónEstancia Ña Blanca1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.