Order: Cuculiformes | Family: Cuculidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian, Brazil
Age: Juvenile | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian, Brazil
Identification & Behavior: ~47 cm (18.5 in). The Greater Ani is all glossy blue-black. The iris is noticeably white. The bill is thick with a hump in the culmen. The tail is long. It is mostly found in thick vegetation growing at the edges of bodies of water. It is often found in flocks. It resembles the Smooth-billed Ani but is distinguished by larger size, white iris, and habitat use.
Status: The Greater Ani is common in Amazonia. It appears to undergo intra-Amazonian movements as they disappear in areas where were common in other times of the year. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Garrapatero Grande.
Sub-species: Greater Ani (Crotophaga major), J. L. Gmelin, 1788.
Meaning of Name: Crotophaga: Gr. Kroton= tick and phagos, phagein= eat. major: L. major= greater.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.