Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCrotophaga (Anis)
- SpeciesCrotophaga major (Greater Ani)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Neomorphus geoffroyi
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Pavonine Cuckoo
Dromococcyx pavoninus
Little Cuckoo
Piaya minuta
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Ash-colored Cuckoo
Coccyzus cinereus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Ani in Madidi National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Greater Ani sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Ani in Madidi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Greater Ani in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.