Groove-billed Ani - Nandaime, Nicaragua

During a detour to get around a roadblock set up by the opposition to Ortega, we came across some great birds in the country side of the Province of Rivas. This Groove-billed Ani was a cooperative during his impromptu photo shoot. There is a Smooth-billed Ani as well but does not live in Nicaragua.. Ani look like they belong to the blackbird family but are actually in the cuckoo family.