Groove-billed Ani
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Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
2 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) is a 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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Greater Ani
LC

Greater Ani

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crotophaga major

30–40% · Possible
Smooth-billed Ani
LC

Smooth-billed Ani

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crotophaga ani

20–30% · Possible
Squirrel Cuckoo
LC

Squirrel Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piaya cayana

40–50% · Likely
Pheasant Cuckoo
LC

Pheasant Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dromococcyx phasianellus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
LC

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus americanus

<5% · Rare
Striped Cuckoo
LC

Striped Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tapera naevia

<5% · Rare
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
VU

Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neomorphus geoffroyi

<5% · Rare
Black-billed Cuckoo
LC

Black-billed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

<5% · Rare
Mangrove Cuckoo
LC

Mangrove Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus minor

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Groove-billed Ani at Soberanía National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
4 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
30–40%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
6 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
7 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
9 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
10 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
12 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
13 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
16 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
17 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
18 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
20 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
22 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
23 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
24 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
25 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
27 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
28 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
29 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
30 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
31 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
32 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
5–10%
33 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
34 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
35 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
37 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
38 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
42 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
43 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
44 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
46 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
49 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
50 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
51 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
52 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
53 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
54 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
55 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
56 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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