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Anis
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Anis

Crotophaga

The anis are the three species of near-passerine birds in the genus Crotophaga of the cuckoo family. They are essentially tropical New World birds, although the range of two species just reaches the United States. Recent DNA evidence places them in the group Crotophaginae.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Groove-billed Ani

speciesCrotophaga sulcirostris

Smooth-billed Ani

speciesCrotophaga ani

Greater Ani

speciesCrotophaga major

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1969.