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Bird Sightings: Rare Sighting of Tropical Bird—Groove-billed Ani

October 1, 2019 / George Ho, MD / Bird Sightings / 1 Comment

Groove-billed Ani. Photo by George Ho

Local bird watcher and photographer George Ho, MD captured this photo of the Groove-billed Ani in Sand Creek. This tropical bird typically lives in Central America and northern South America, and its farthest north habitat is southern Texas—though Ho relates that sightings of the Groove-billed Ani in Colorado were reported as long ago as 1975. It is a member of the cuckoo family, as revealed by its two-toes-foreward, two-toes-back foot arrangement.

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One comment on “Bird Sightings: Rare Sighting of Tropical Bird—Groove-billed Ani”

  1. Petunia says:
    January 15, 2022 at 4:52 pm

    Love it! I saw this bird in Belize the same year. None of our tour leaders had a clue about what it was, but I drew its picture in my notebook, and it looked exactly like this! Thanks for your post.

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