Summary ²

The Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris, is an odd-looking tropical bird in the cuckoo family with a long tail and a large, curved beak. It is a resident species throughout most of its range, from southern Texas and central Mexico through Central America, to northern Colombia and Venezuela, and coastal Ecuador and Peru. It only retreats from the northern limits of its range in Texas and northern Mexico during winter.

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1. (c) Pablo Lèautaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Pablo Lèautaud, http://www.flickr.com/photos/98478281@N00/913183140
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotophaga_sulcirostris

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