Piaya

Piaya
Squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Piaya
Lesson, 1830
Type species
Cuculus cayanus[1]
Linnaeus, 1766
Species

P. cayana
P. melanogaster

Piaya is a small genus of relatively large and long-tailed cuckoos, which occur in Mexico, Central America and South America.

  1. ^ "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.