Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Piaya [cayana or mexicana] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

• Piaya [cayana x mexicana] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Meksikaanse Eekhoringkoekoek
Bulgarian: Мексиканска кукувица
Catalan: cucut esquirol de Mèxic
Czech: kukačka mexická
Danish: Mexicansk Egerngøg
German: Eichhornkuckuck (mexicana), Mexiko-Eichhornkuckuck
English: Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo, Mexican Squirrel-cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo (West Mexico), Squirrel Cuckoo [mexicana or extima], West Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo
[ENAV]: Mexican Squirrel-Cuckoo
English, HBW: Mexican Squirrel-cuckoo
English (IOC): Squirrel Cuckoo (West Mexico)
English (United States): Mexican Squirrel-Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo (West Mexico)
Esperanto: meksika kukolo
Spanish: Cuclillo Canelo (mexicana), Cuco Ardilla Común (mexicana), Cuco ardilla mexicano, Cuco-Ardilla Común (mexicana)
Spanish (Argentine): Tingazú (mexicana)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Cuco Ardilla (mexicana)
Spanish (Ecuador): Cuco Ardilla (mexicana), Cuco Ardilla Mexicano
Spanish (Spain): Cuco ardilla común (mexicana), Cuco ardilla mexicano, Cuco-ardilla Común (mexicana)
Spanish (HBW): Squirrel Cuckoo (West Mexico)
Spanish (Honduras): Pájaro León (mexicana), Pájaro León Mexicana
Spanish (Mexico): Cuclillo Canelo (mexicana), Cuclillo Canelo Mexicano
Spanish (Panama): Cuco Ardilla (mexicana)
Spanish (Peru): Cuco Ardilla (mexicana), Cuco Mexicano
Spanish (Paraguay): Tingazú (mexicana)
Spanish (Uruguay): Pirincho de Monte (Subesp. mexicana), Pirincho de Monte Mexicano
Spanish (Venezuela): Piscua (mexicana), Piscua Mexicana
Estonian: mehhiko oravkägu
French: Piaye du Mexique, Piaye écureuil (mexicana), Piaye écureuil (Ouest du Mexique), Piaye écureuil [mexicana ou extima]
French (Guyane): Piaye écureuil (mexicana)
Icelandic: Tófugaukur (mexicana)
Japanese (romaji): risukakkou (mexicana)
Japanese: リスカッコウ (mexicana), リスカッコウ（mexicana）
Scientific: Cuculus Mexicanus, Piaya cayana [mexicana or extima], Piaya cayana mexicana, Piaya mexicana
Dutch: Eekhoornkoekoek (mexicana), Kaneelkoekoek
Norwegian: ekorngjøk (mexicana), mexicogjøk
Polish: rudzianka rdzawosterna, rudzianka wielka (mexicana)
Portuguese (Brazil): alma-de-gato (mexicana)
Portuguese (Portugal): cuco-miador-comum (mexicana)
Russian: Беличья пиайя (mexicana)
Slovak: kukavka mexická, kukavka mexická (skup.)
Serbian: Veveričja kukavica (zapadnomeksička), Zapadnomeksička veveričja kukavica
Swedish: ekorrgök (mexicana), västmexikansk gök
Turkish: Meksika Sincap Guguğu, Sincap guguğu (mexicana)
Ukrainian: Піая велика (підвид mexicana)