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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: 555184
  Adult
Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
10/28/2023
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 490660
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
03/16/2022
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 196784
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
03/28/2017
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 113840
  Adult
Paraty
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
09/09/2015
Julián Tocce



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
190864228/10/2023EcuadorPichinchaCiudad, MindoJulián Tocce
156494121/03/2022ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce Caballero1Julián Tocce
156448718/03/2022ArgentinaMisionesCamping Ma-ri, Puerto Iguazú1Julián Tocce
156403616/03/2022ArgentinaMisionesVarios senderos, Parque Nacional Iguazú2Julián Tocce
126676322/06/2019ArgentinaSaltaEntre Salta Cap. y El Carril, Ruta 681Julián Tocce
71789922/03/2018UruguayCerro LargoFrente a la delegación de Coendú, Paso Centurión1Julián Tocce
56008528/03/2017UruguayCerro LargoDelegación de Coendú, Paso CenturiónJulián Tocce
32719609/09/2015BrazilRio de JaneiroShambhala lounge, ParatyJulián Tocce
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.