Credit: Mike's Birds
North American field guide
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
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37 cm (14") Uncommon. Florida.
Resembles grackles and may be overlooked for one. All black with iridescent purple and green. Long tail. Feeds in small flocks on ground in bushy thickets, farmlands. Large bill; ridge on upper bill rises above the crown.
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Smooth-Billed Ani ( "Anu-preto") - Crotophaga ani
Credit: Ron JacksonBird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant · 1 rule
These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.
Smooth-Billed Ani
1 ruleRule 1 13 criteria · confidence 3
- Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?
- No · Unknown
- What SIZE was the TAIL ?
- Medium · Long · Very Long · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the TAIL ?
- Rounded at the end · Unknown
- What colour was the BELLY ?
- Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the BILL ?
- Conical and slender · Conical and thick · Hooked · Downcurved · Unknown
- What LENGTH was the BILL ?
- Very short · Short · Medium · Unknown
- What colour were the EYES ?
- Red, orange or rusty · Brown or blackish brown · Black or dark gray · Unknown
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?
- Green · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Robin-sized · Pigeon-sized
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Southeastern United States