Limpkin (Aramidae)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) - HBW 3, p. 95
French: Courlan brun
German: Rallenkranich
Spanish: Carrao
Taxonomy: Scopolax [sic] Guarauna Linnaeus, 1766, Cayenne.
Shows morphological affinities with Gruidae and Rallidae; recent work with DNA suggests possible grouping with finfoots in family Heliornithidae. In past, N birds were considered to constitute a separate species, A. pictus. Present species formerly known as A. scolopaceus, but species name pre-dated by guarauna; in past, on occasion, South American birds were split into two races, scolopaceus (Colombia to C Brazil) and carau (S Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and N Argentina). Four subespecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pictus (F. A. A. Meyer, 1794) - Florida, Cuba and Jamaica.
- elucus J. L. Peters, 1925 - Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
- dolosus J. L. Peters, 1925 - SE Mexico to Panama.
- guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766) - South America, except arid W coast, Andes and extreme S.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird catching a snail, going to a pond to wash it and then feeding the immature that was waiting Locality Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 September 2006 4 years ago 43 sec 4.6 -
A bird grabbing a snail out of the water, and detaching the snail from its shell with its bill for consumption at the shore. Locality Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 24 July 2005 4 years ago 1 min 5 sec 4.3 -
An immature calling, walking over fallen trunks and then defecating Locality Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 September 2006 4 years ago 42 sec 4.3 -
A bird searching for water snails at the shore of a lake. Locality Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 24 July 2005 4 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
Two birds feeding on snails Locality Laguna de Sonso Natural Reserve, Buga, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 20 July 2011 20 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird preening. Locality Laguna de Sonso Natural Reserve, Buga, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 20 July 2011 21 weeks ago 22 sec 4
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A bird looks for food in the wetland.
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp guarauna)
Carmelo López 30 October 2011 5 weeks ago 4.3 -
This limpkin was out in the open.
Locality Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA (United States)
Patrick Ellsworth 15 February 2007 19 weeks ago 4.3 -
Bird on dike.
Locality Viera Wetlands, Viera, Brevard County, Florida, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 28 January 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
Standing on a branch
Locality Leesburg, Lake County, Florida, USA (United States)
MikeInLeesburg 25 November 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
Perched near water
Locality San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Glauco Kohler 3 January 2012 4 weeks ago 3.5 -
Standing on a open branch.
Locality Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 27 March 2011 23 weeks ago 3.5
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Calls Locality Estancia El Bagual, Formosa Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 1 December 2006 2 years ago 4
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