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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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Photography ID: 432036
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/04/2020
Faustino Hollmann



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232480220/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Arroyo Ita, Posadas1Faustino Hollmann
217151312/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í4Faustino Hollmann
217130211/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya1Faustino Hollmann
215206429/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de Piedra1Faustino Hollmann
215200929/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyEscuela Villamonte, Santa Bárbara1Faustino Hollmann
215198229/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyEl Fuerte y Santa Clara1Faustino Hollmann
215185128/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Trampa, General Güemes1Faustino Hollmann
215160826/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaQuebrada de San Lorenzo, Capital1Faustino Hollmann
215131024/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a la Reserva del Huaico, Municipio de San Lorenzo1Faustino Hollmann
205297330/09/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable2Faustino Hollmann
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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.