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Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Photo by Ismael Chaves
Published on Project Noah
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9.9984, -84.1167

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Description:

It feeds on large insects such as cicadas, wasps and caterpillars (including those with stinging hairs or spines), and occasionally spiders and small lizards, rarely taking fruit

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Squirrel Cuckoo

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Birds of Panama and Costa Rica
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PublishedMay 19, 2013

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