Piaya (Squirrel and Black-bellied Cuckoos)

Species in this group

LC

Piaya cayana

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Piaya minuta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

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)

Where to see Squirrel and Black-bellied Cuckoos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

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

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~40%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~40%
2	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~30%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~30%
3	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~20%
4	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~20%
5	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~20%
6	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~20%
7	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~20%
8	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~20%
9	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~20%
10	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~20%
11	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
12	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
13	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
14	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
15	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
16	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
17	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
18	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
19	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
20	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
	Little Cuckoo			<5%
21	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
22	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
23	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
24	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
25	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
26	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
27	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
28	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	~10%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			~10%
29	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	<5%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			<5%
30	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			<5%
31	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			<5%
32	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	<5%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			<5%
33	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 3	<5%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			<5%
34	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			<5%
35	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 3	<5%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			<5%
36	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	Squirrel Cuckoo			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoológico de Brasília	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
2	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity

Squirrel and Black-bellied Cuckoos

Species in this group

Squirrel Cuckoo

Little Cuckoo

Black-bellied Cuckoo

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Squirrel and Black-bellied Cuckoos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found