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 Soberanía National Park
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Neomorphus geoffroyi
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
📅 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 Soberanía National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Squirrel Cuckoo sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 3741 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Squirrel Cuckoo in Soberanía National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Squirrel Cuckoo in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.