Squirrel cuckoo
| Squirrel cuckoo | |
|---|---|
| P. c. mesura, Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Piaya |
| Species: | P. cayana |
| Binomial name | |
| Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cuculus cayanus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana) 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 (Piaya mexicana).