What does the Greater Ani eat?

The Greater Ani's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Omnivore (primarily insectivore)

How it forages

Primarily insectivorous, feeding on large insects such as grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, caterpillars, and spiders. Also consumes small vertebrates like lizards, frogs, and bird eggs/nestlings. Occasionally eats fruits and seeds. Often forages in groups, following cattle or other large animals to catch insects disturbed by their movement.

When it feeds

Diurnal, active during daylight hours.

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