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Greater Ani

14 June 2010 19:24 Filed in: Cuculidae Cuckoos Anis Panama Gamboa
Greater Ani - Crotophaga major
Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Gamboa, Panama, April 2010

Bird name: Greater Ani
Latin: Crotophaga major
Other: garrapatero (Es)
Family: Cuculidae • Cuckoos
Range: Panama to Argentina

The Greater Ani lays eggs in a communal nest. It is quite a bit larger than the Smooth-billed Ani and has distinctive pale irises. We saw them several times on visits to Gamboa in the canal area of central Panama.


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Greater Ani - Crotophaga major
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