Crotophagidae
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The anis are a small family
of gregarious birds occurring in the Americas
. They are part of the cuckoo
order Cuculiformes
and are sometimes placed as a subfamily Crotophaginae within the cuckoo family Cuculidae.
Among the anis, there is considerable variation in nesting habits. One species, The Greater Ani C. major lays 2 or 3 eggs, while the Groove-billed Ani C. sulcirostris lays seven. However the Smooth-billed Ani C. ani will share one nest between several females, with up to 29 eggs in one nest. Incubation takes 15 days for this species.
Guira:
Genus Crotophaga:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of gregarious birds occurring in the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
. They are part of the cuckoo
Cuckoo
The cuckoos are a family, Cuculidae, of near passerine birds. The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos . Some zoologists and taxonomists have also included the unique Hoatzin in the Cuculiformes, but its taxonomy remains in dispute...
order Cuculiformes
Cuculiformes
The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below:* Musophagidae - turacos and allies* Cuculidae - cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis* Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin...
and are sometimes placed as a subfamily Crotophaginae within the cuckoo family Cuculidae.
Among the anis, there is considerable variation in nesting habits. One species, The Greater Ani C. major lays 2 or 3 eggs, while the Groove-billed Ani C. sulcirostris lays seven. However the Smooth-billed Ani C. ani will share one nest between several females, with up to 29 eggs in one nest. Incubation takes 15 days for this species.
Systematics
GenusGenus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Guira:
- Guira Cuckoo, Guira guira
Genus Crotophaga:
- Greater AniGreater AniThe Greater Ani, Crotophaga major, is a large bird in the cuckoo family. It is a breeding species from Panama and Trinidad through tropical South America to northern Argentina. It is sometimes referred to as the Black cuckoo....
, Crotophaga major - Smooth-billed AniSmooth-billed AniThe Smooth-billed Ani is a large near passerine bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, and northern Argentina.This ani is found in open and semi-open country and...
, Crotophaga ani - Groove-billed AniGroove-billed AniThe 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 and central Mexico through Central America, to northern Colombia and Venezuela,...
, Crotophaga sulcirostris- Cabo San Lucas Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris pallidula - probably invalid; extinct (c.1940)