Piaya (Squirrel and Black-bellied Cuckoos)

Genus

Squirrel and Black-bellied Cuckoos

Piaya

3 species in our catalog · found in 83 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Squirrel Cuckoo
LC

Squirrel Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piaya cayana

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Little Cuckoo
LC

Little Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piaya minuta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Black-bellied Cuckoo
LC

Black-bellied Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piaya melanogaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Squirrel and Black-bellied Cuckoos

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

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