Smooth-billed ani / Glattschnabelani (Crotophaga ani)

Smooth-billed ani. 2023-04-16 06.25.20 Yucatan
Classification: Genus Crotophaga; Family Crotophagidae
General: The smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) is a large near passerine 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.^[2] It was introduced to Galápagos around the 1960s and is potentially impacting native and endemic species across the archipelago.^[3] [more]

First documented observation : 2023-04-16 in Yucatan.