Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCrotophaga (Anis)
- SpeciesCrotophaga ani (Smooth-billed Ani)
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Neomorphus geoffroyi
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor
📅 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 Smooth-billed Ani in Soberanía National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Smooth-billed Ani sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 2685 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Smooth-billed Ani in Soberanía National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Smooth-billed Ani in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.