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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: 620475
 Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/21/2025
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 605395
 Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
10/11/2024
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 462912
 Rincon Del Socorro
Corrientes
Argentina
09/18/2021
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 408825
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/18/2020
Pablo Bruni



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni09/19/2021ArgentinaCorrientesRincon Del SocorroN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236546420/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto Encantado1Pablo Bruni
236538419/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesPP Teyú Cuaré, San Ignacio2Pablo Bruni
224138221/01/2025BrazilSanta CatarinaIngleses Norte-morro da Cachoeira, Florianópolis1Pablo Bruni
217198412/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í4Pablo Bruni
217178911/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya1Pablo Bruni
211237011/07/2024ArgentinaJujuyYala (pueblo)1Pablo Bruni
189224930/09/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable2Pablo Bruni
165965122/10/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Pablo Bruni
165466908/10/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva2Pablo Bruni
190970405/08/2022UruguaySaltoChsg, Lago Salto Grande1Pablo Bruni
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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.