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Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Niels Krabbe (XC250729). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Greater AniCrotophaga major
Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi
Common RavenCorvus corax
PhainopeplaPhainopepla nitens
Blue MockingbirdMelanotis caerulescens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 35,928 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 30,542 |
| Mexico | 8,611 |
| Costa Rica | 1,172 |
| Oaxaca | 1,078 |
| Yucatan | 1,050 |
| Jalisco | 1,032 |
| Louisiana | 944 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 870 |
| Sinaloa | 594 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cuckoos · Cuculiformes |
| Family | Cuckoos · Cuculidae |
| Genus | Anis · Crotophaga |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Groove-billed Ani with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.