---
title: "Kleszczojad wielki"
description: "Crotophaga major — Ptaki. The greater ani (Crotophaga major) is a bird in the cuckoo family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/greater-ani
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kleszczojad wielki

> Crotophaga major — Ptaki. The greater ani (Crotophaga major) is a bird in the cuckoo family.

- Scientific name: *Crotophaga major*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4023
- Wikidata: [Q730129](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730129)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1970](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1970)

## Names

- en: Greater Ani
- de: Riesenani
- es: Garrapatero mayor
- fr: Ani des palétuviers
- nl: Grote ani
- pt: Anu-coroca
- pl: Kleszczojad wielki

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1016), CO (914), PA (495), EC (469), PE (268), AR (204), BO (93), GF (67), GY (29), SR (28), VE (22), TT (21)

## Summary

The greater ani (Crotophaga major) is a bird in the cuckoo family. It is sometimes referred to as the black cuckoo. It is found through tropical South America south to northern Argentina.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_ani

## Photo

![Kleszczojad wielki](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-ani/medium.jpg)

Photo: Manuel Roncal · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341719430

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-ani?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).