Common Squirrel-Cuckoo

Common Squirrel-Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Least Concern

Aves · Cuculiformes · Cuculidae

About

The squirrel cuckoo is a large and active species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats from northwestern Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad. Some authorities have split off the western Mexican form as the Mexican squirrel-cuckoo.

Fun Fact

Some authorities have split off the western Mexican form as the Mexican squirrel-cuckoo (Piaya mexicana).

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Prey flushed by the ants, and occasionally will join mixed-species feeding flocks.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance