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Greater Ani

Crotophaga major

Cuckoos (Cuculidae) · Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)

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Often mixed up with

In quizzes, players most often confuse Greater Ani with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.

Species Mix-ups
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 5

Family

Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae ( kew-KEW-lih-dee) family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes ( kew-KEW-lih-for-meez). The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals, and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the Centropodidae and Crotophagidae, respectively.

Order

Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae ( kew-KEW-lih-dee) family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes ( kew-KEW-lih-for-meez). The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals, and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the Centropodidae and Crotophagidae, respectively.

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