Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusPiaya (Squirrel and Black-bellied Cuckoos)
- SpeciesPiaya cayana (Squirrel Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Little Cuckoo
Piaya minuta
Black-bellied Cuckoo
Piaya melanogaster
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Neomorphus geoffroyi
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Squirrel Cuckoo in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Squirrel Cuckoo sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 1101 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Squirrel Cuckoo in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Squirrel Cuckoo in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.