Squirrel Cuckoo / Piaya cayana LC
- Synonyms Common Squirrel-cuckoo, thermophila or nigricrissa], Squirrel Cuckoo [cayana, Chestnut Cuckoo, Chestnut-billed Cuckoo, Common Squirrel Cuckoo
- Old latin name for bird Cuculus cayanus
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Where to see Squirrel Cuckoo
- Breeding region Middle America, South America
- Breeding subregion widespread
Squirrel Cuckoo subspecies (14)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piaya cayana cabanisi | sc Brazil | - | No |
| Piaya cayana cayana | e, s Venezuela to the Guianas and n Brazil | - | No |
| Piaya cayana circe | w Venezuela | - | No |
| Piaya cayana hellmayri | Rio Tapajós to the Amazon delta (ne Brazil s of the Amazon) | - | No |
| Piaya cayana insulana | Trinidad | - | No |
| Piaya cayana macroura | se Brazil to Paraguay, ne Argentina and Uruguay | - | No |
| Piaya cayana mehleri | ne Colombia and n Venezuela | - | No |
| Piaya cayana mesura | e Colombia, e Ecuador and ne Peru | - | No |
| Piaya cayana mexicana | w Mexico | - | No |
| Piaya cayana mogenseni | s Bolivia and nw Argentina | - | No |
| Piaya cayana nigricrissa | w Colombia to nw Peru | - | No |
| Piaya cayana obscura | Rio Juruá to Rio Tapajós (c Brazil s of the Amazon), e Peru and n Bolivia | - | No |
| Piaya cayana pallescens | e Brazil | - | No |
| Piaya cayana thermophila | e Mexico to Panama and nw Colombia | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gewone Eekhoringkoekoek |
| Bulgarian | Ръждива кукувица |
| Catalan | cucut esquirol comú |
| Chinese | 灰腹棕鹃 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 灰腹棕鵑 |
| Croatian | sivotrba kukavica |
| Czech | kukačka veverčí, Kukacka guyanská |
| Danish | Egerngøg |
| Dutch | Eekhoornkoekoek |
| Esperanto | sciuro-kukolo |
| Estonian | oravkägu (hallkõht-oravkägu) |
| Finnish | oravakäki |
| French | thermophila ou nigricrissa], Piaye écureuil, Piaye écureuil [cayana, thermophila or nigricrissa] |
| German | Eichhornkuckuck, Cayenne-Fuchskuckuck, Cayennekuckuck |
| Guarani | Tingasu, Ätiati |
| Hungarian | mókuskakukk |
| Icelandic | Tófugaukur |
| Italian | Cuculo scoiattolo, Cuculo scoiattolo della Cayenna |
| Japanese | リスカッコウ, ハイムネリスカッコウ |
| Lithuanian | ilgauodegė piaja |
| Norwegian | ekorngjøk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Ekorngauk |
| Polish | rudzianka wielka |
| Portuguese | chincoã, tinguaçu, maria-caraíba, crocoió, rabo-de-palha, atingaú, cuco-miador-comum, meia-pataca, oraca, uirá-pagé, Alma-de-gato, rabilonga, alma-de-caboclo, pato-pataca, tincoã, rabo-de-escrivão, pataca, ticoã |
| Russian | Длиннохвостая пиайа, Беличья пиайя, Пиайа, беличья длиннохвостая кукушка, Пиайя |
| Serbian | Veveričja kukavica |
| Slovak | Kukavka krovinná, kukavka krovinová |
| Spanish | Pirincho de Monte, Cuco-ardilla Común, Cuclillo Canelo, Cuco Ardilla, Cuclillo Canela, Tingazú, Pajáro león, Alma de Gato Canela, Urraca Canela, Cuco ardilla común |
| Swedish | ekorrgök |
| Turkish | Sincap Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | піая велика |







