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Cuculiformes / Cuculidae / Crotophaga

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
Genus
Crotophaga

Distribution

West Indies, southeastern Mexico (Quintana Roo) and Costa Rica southward to western Ecuador and northern Argentina, also Galapagos (introduced); formerly southeastern USA (Florida, where now rare)

Vocalizations

Jose Luis Navarro · CC_BY_4_0
lbugnard · CC0_1_0

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.