common ani

bird
Also known as: Crotophaga ani, smooth-billed ani

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  • Ani (Crotophaga)
    In ani

    The common, or smooth-billed, ani (C. ani), found from southern Florida to Argentina, is a bird 36 cm (14 inches) long that looks like a huge-beaked grackle. The great ani (C. major) is common in swamplands of South America, chiefly east of the Andes. The groove-billed…

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