Day 82: Smooth-billed Ani

We saw several Smooth-billed Ani's by a lagoon that we visited in Puerto Rico. These striking black birds have long tails and large, deep ridged black bills. They mainly eat insects, fruit, and seeds.

Smooth-billed Ani's breed in south Florida, the Caribbean, and parts of Central and South America. This is the second species of ani we've seen in recent years; we saw the smaller Groove-billed Ani in south Texas.