Piaya | |
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Squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Piaya Lesson, 1830 |
Type species | |
Cuculus cayanus[1] Linnaeus, 1766
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Species | |
Piaya is a small genus of relatively large and long-tailed cuckoos, which occur in Mexico, Central America and South America.