Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

Spanish: Garrapatero pijuy

Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
Photographed by adrian_mora on iNaturalist

The groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) is an odd-looking tropical bird in the cuckoo family with a long tail and a large, curved beak. It is a resident species throughout most of its range, from southern Texas, central Mexico and The Bahamas, through Central America, to northern Colombia and Venezuela, and coastal Ecuador and Peru. It only retreats from the northern limits of its range in Texas and northern Mexico during winter.

TaxonomyAves › Cuculiformes › Cuculidae
Local records79 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records20,584 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2026 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/crotophaga-sulcirostris/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.