Squirrel Cuckoo

Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Parque Natural Metropolitano

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
70–80
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
80–90
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
2 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
3 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
40–50%
6 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
8 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
9 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
10 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
40–50%
11 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
30–40%
12 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
13 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
14 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
15 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
16 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
17 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
18 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
19 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
20 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
21 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
22 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
23 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
24 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
25 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
26 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
27 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
28 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
29 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
30 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
20–30%
31 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
32 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
33 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
34 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
35 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
36 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
37 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
38 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
39 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
40 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
41 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
42 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
43 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
44 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
45 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
46 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
47 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
48 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
49 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
50 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
51 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
10–20%
52 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
53 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
54 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
55 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
56 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
57 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
58 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
59 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
60 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
61 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
62 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
63 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
64 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
65 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
0–10%
66 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
67 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
68 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
69 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
70 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
71 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
72 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
73 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
74 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
75 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
76 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
77 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
78 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
79 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
80 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
81 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Squirrel Cuckoo in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

About 63% of visitor-days record a Squirrel Cuckoo sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 744 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Squirrel Cuckoo in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

November has the highest sighting rate for Squirrel Cuckoo in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.

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