Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Scientific name definitions
- Names (32)
- Subspecies (14)
Jenny Fitzgerald, Thomas S. Schulenberg, and Glenn F. Seeholzer
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 28, 2011
Text last updated March 28, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut esquirol comú |
| Czech | kukačka veverčí |
| Dutch | Eekhoornkoekoek |
| English | Squirrel Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Squirrel Cuckoo |
| French | Piaye écureuil |
| French (France) | Piaye écureuil |
| German | Eichhornkuckuck |
| Icelandic | Tófugaukur |
| Japanese | リスカッコウ |
| Norwegian | ekorngjøk |
| Polish | rudzianka wielka |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | alma-de-gato |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Alma-de-gato |
| Russian | Беличья пиайя |
| Serbian | Veveričja kukavica |
| Slovak | kukavka krovinová |
| Spanish | Cuco Ardilla Común |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Tingazú |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Cuco Ardilla |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Cuco Ardilla |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pájaro León |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cuclillo Canelo |
| Spanish (Panama) | Cuco Ardilla |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Tingazú |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cuco Ardilla |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco ardilla común |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Pirincho de Monte |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Piscua |
| Swedish | ekorrgök |
| Turkish | Sincap Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Піая велика |
Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus cayanus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.170.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PIAYA
- cayana / cayanensis / cayanna / cayanus
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Distribution of the Squirrel Cuckoo
