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Smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)
| Scientific Classification | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Species: | Crotophaga ani |
| Common: | Smooth-billed ani |
The Smooth-billed ani is a large near-passerine bird of the Caribbean and South America. A member of the cuckoo family. It breeds from Florida in the United States south to Argentina.
Identification
Adults
Adult male and female Smooth-billed anis are similar in appearance. They are a slender, long-tailed black bird with a deep ridged black bill and a brown iris.
Immature
The immature bird is similar to the adult but duller and with shallower bill.
Gallery
Smooth-billed ani
San Salvador, Galápagos (2010)
Related Page Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)Class: Aves (birds)Family: Cuculidae (cuckoos)Smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)