Groove-billed Ani

Where to see

Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

Palo Verde National Park leads · 26 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Groove-billed Ani during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
2 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
3 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
4 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
6 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~30%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
8 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
9 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
10 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
12 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
13 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
14 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
15 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
16 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
17 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
18 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
19 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
20 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
21 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
22 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
23 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
24 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
25 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Groove-billed Ani?

Palo Verde National Park

In Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Groove-billed Ani sighting on a given day, the highest of the 26 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Groove-billed Ani?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May–June and August in Palo Verde National Park (about 80%), April, July–September and November in Lago de Yojoa (about 60%) and November in Cusuco National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Groove-billed Ani on a given day. Each park's Groove-billed Ani page has the full month-by-month chart.