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Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

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About the Groove-billed Ani

The groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) is a tropical bird in the cuckoo family with a long tail and a large, curved beak. It is a resident species throughout most of its range, from southern Texas, central Mexico and The Bahamas, through Central America, to northern Colombia and Venezuela, and coastal Ecuador and Peru. It only retreats from the northern limits of its range in Texas and northern Mexico during winter.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Family
Cuckoos
Order
Cuculiformes

Similar species

Other members of the cuckoos family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
  • Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
  • Common Squirrel-Cuckoo Piaya cayana
  • Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus
  • Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
  • Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus
  • Lesser Roadrunner Geococcyx velox
  • Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
  • Mexican Squirrel-Cuckoo Piaya mexicana
  • Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
  • Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus
  • Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani

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