C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Cuculiformes Cuculidae

Common Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

CIOC 1285

Common Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Cuculiformes · Cuculidae

Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana).

ATK87

DEF54

1272 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 102 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 87

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 87).

DEF 54

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 54).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Middle America & South America: widespread Habitat: Forest & Woodland

13 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Piaya cayana thermophila
e Mexico to Panama and nw Colombia
Piaya cayana nigricrissa
w Colombia to nw Peru
Piaya cayana mehleri
ne Colombia and n Venezuela
Piaya cayana mesura
e Colombia, e Ecuador and ne Peru
Piaya cayana circe
w Venezuela
Piaya cayana cayana
e, s Venezuela to the Guianas and n Brazil
Piaya cayana insulana
Trinidad
Piaya cayana obscura
Rio Juruá to Rio Tapajós (c Brazil s of the Amazon), e Peru and n Bolivia
Piaya cayana hellmayri
Rio Tapajós to the Amazon delta (ne Brazil s of the Amazon)
Piaya cayana pallescens
e Brazil
Piaya cayana cabanisi
sc Brazil
Piaya cayana macroura
se Brazil to Paraguay, ne Argentina and Uruguay
Piaya cayana mogenseni
s Bolivia and nw Argentina