Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya mexicana(Swainson, WJ, 1827)
English (US) Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo
The Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya mexicana) 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.
Range: Pacific slope of Mexico (Sinaloa to Isthmus of Tehuántepec)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Piaya mexicana
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus Mexicanus
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
- Type locality
- Temescaltepec, Mexico.
- Original description
- The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1 p.441
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Little Cuckoo
Coccycua minuta
Dwarf Cuckoo
Coccycua pumila
Ash-Coloured Cuckoo
Coccycua cinerea
Common Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Black-bellied Cuckoo
Piaya melanogaster
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
Coccyzus euleri
Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor
Cocos Cuckoo
Coccyzus ferrugineus
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