Smooth-billed ani in the Vinales Valley, Cuba

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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 Bahamas, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, and northern Argentina. This ani is found in open and semi-open country and areas under cultivation. The nest, built communally by several pairs, is a deep cup lined with leaves and placed usually 2–6 m (– ft) high in a tree. A number of females lay their chalky blue eggs in the nest and then share incubation and feeding.

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Location: Viñales Valley, Vinales, Cuba
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: america, ani, argentina, bahamas, bird, brazil, caribbean, central, crotophaga, cuba, cuckoo, ecuador, florida, smooth-billed, valley, vinales