Crotophaga sulcirostris ORDER: CUCULIFORMES FAMILY: CUCULIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Carlos Escamilla
An odd-looking black bird with a long tail and a large, curved beak, the Groove-billed Ani is a tropical species that reaches the United States only in pasturelands and open country of southern Texas. Its membership in the cuckoo family is revealed by its two-toes-foreward, two-toes-back foot arrangement.
Call a sharp, high two-noted whistle.