Squirrel cuckoo / Eichhornkuckkuck (Piaya cayana)

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Squirrel cuckoo in Manzanillo, Costa Rica. 2020-03-12 08:13:08 Manzanillo

Observations

First documented observation: 2020-03-04 in Panama. Most recent observation: 2023-03-16 in Yucatan.

Description

Classification: Genus Piaya (Piaya); Family Coccyzidae (Coccyzidae)
General: The squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana) is a large and active species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats from northwestern Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad. Some authorities have split off the western Mexican form as the Mexican squirrel-cuckoo (Piaya mexicana).[2] [more]

Media


Squirrel cuckoo in Manzanillo, Costa Rica. 2020-03-12 08:12:56 Manzanillo

Squirrel cuckoo. 2020-03-04 09:26:50 Panama

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