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title: "Piaye du Mexique"
description: "Piaya mexicana — Oiseaux. The Mexican squirrel cuckoo (Piaya mexicana) is a large species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats in western Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/mexican-squirrel-cuckoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Piaye du Mexique

> Piaya mexicana — Oiseaux. The Mexican squirrel cuckoo (Piaya mexicana) is a large species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats in western Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Piaya mexicana*
- Category: `birds` (Oiseaux)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt)
- iNaturalist observations: 2616
- iNaturalist taxon: [1647128](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1647128)

## Names

- en: Mexican Squirrel-Cuckoo
- es: Cuclillo Canelo Mexicano
- fr: Piaye du Mexique

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2524)

## Summary

The Mexican squirrel cuckoo (Piaya mexicana) is a large species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats in western Mexico. The species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the common squirrel cuckoo (Piaya mexicana).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_squirrel_cuckoo

## Photo

![Piaye du Mexique](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mexican-squirrel-cuckoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18895368

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mexican-squirrel-cuckoo?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).