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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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Last published photographs

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: 610106
  Adult
Bello Horizonte
San Martín
Peru
07/09/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 596073
  Adult
Bosque de Yanahuanca
Cajamarca
Peru
07/15/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 594202
  Adult
Flor de Café/Plataforma
San Martín
Peru
07/08/2024
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 273751
  Adult
Carretera al Manu
Cuzco
Peru
05/23/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 272990
  Adult
Carretera al Manu
Cuzco
Peru
06/04/2018
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 268854
  Adult
Carretera al Manu
Cuzco
Peru
05/23/2018
Adriana Bellotti
Foto
Photography ID: 224167
  Adult
Acp Gotas de Agua
Cajamarca
Peru
10/08/2017
Rutger Koperdraad



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240256224/09/2025PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manú--manu Endemic Station2Silvina Collado
240176724/09/2025PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manú--manu Endemic Station2Julian Uriel Collado
240238721/09/2025PeruCuzcoValle Calquiña1Silvina Collado
240158121/09/2025PeruCuzcoValle Calquiña1Julian Uriel Collado
215943825/09/2024PeruCuzcoSendero al Museo1Lucio La Grotteria
215778225/09/2024PeruCuzcoSendero al Museo1Jorge La Grotteria
214553017/07/2024PeruSan MartínMorro de Calzada1Nino A. Grangetto
214407617/07/2024PeruSan MartínMorro de Calzada1Jorge Schlemmer
214325217/07/2024PeruSan MartínMorro de Calzada1Pablo Eguia
212862017/07/2024PeruSan MartínMorro de Calzada Amazon Center1Nino A. Grangetto
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.