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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: 195561
  Adult
Reserva Toh
Quintana Roo
Mexico
02/27/2017
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 50464
  Adult
Xalapa
Veracruz
Mexico
05/02/2014
Miguel Angel Diaz Gutierrez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
195387103/01/2024MexicoCampecheZona Arqueológica de Calakmul, Localidad Reserva de la Biosfera Calakmul1Pablo Eguia
195364601/01/2024MexicoQuintana RooCamino sin nombre, Bacalar2Pablo Eguia
194871527/12/2023MexicoVeracruzCascada de la Monja, Teocelo1Pablo Eguia
159737623/05/2022MexicoYucatánEl CuyoPablo Eguia
55701404/03/2017MexicoYucatánCenote Ik-kil1Diego Oscar
55493327/02/2017MexicoQuintana RooReserva Toh3Diego Oscar
14579802/05/2014MexicoVeracruzXalapaMiguel Angel Diaz Gutierrez
105391301/10/2006MexicoVeracruzChaqueado camino al Tajin5Julian Quillen Vidoz
105391401/10/2006MexicoVeracruzEl Tajin5Julian Quillen Vidoz
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.