Common Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Common Squirrel Cuckoo
The Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
- Scientific name
- Piaya cayana
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Squirrel Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 13 subspecies for this species.
- Piaya cayana thermophila
- Piaya cayana nigricrissa
- Piaya cayana mehleri
- Piaya cayana mesura
- Piaya cayana circe
- Piaya cayana cayana
- Piaya cayana insulana
- Piaya cayana obscura
- Piaya cayana hellmayri
- Piaya cayana pallescens
- Piaya cayana cabanisi
- Piaya cayana macroura
- Piaya cayana mogenseni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus cayanus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.170
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Little Cuckoo
Coccycua minuta
Dwarf Cuckoo
Coccycua pumila
Ash-Coloured Cuckoo
Coccycua cinerea
Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya mexicana
Black-bellied Cuckoo
Piaya melanogaster
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
Coccyzus euleri
Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor
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