Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
Overview
The smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) is a bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, northern Argentina and southern Chile. It was introduced to Galápagos around the 1960s and is potentially impacting native and endemic species across the archipelago.
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Range and habitat
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).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Smooth-billed ani
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
