Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) photo
An adult pulls a tick from the back of a capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris.
- Recorded 8 August 2007
- Added to IBC 3 years 23 weeks ago
- Ivan Sazima
- Locality Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil
Rating
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A controversial issue in the literature, tick-picking by anis seems restricted to certain populations and/or places and periods.