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
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A bird catching a snail, going to a pond to wash it and then feeding the immature that was waiting Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 September 2006 2 years ago 43 sec 4.5 -
An immature calling, walking over fallen trunks and then defecating Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 September 2006 2 years ago 42 sec 4.3 -
A bird grabbing a snail out of the water, and detaching the snail from its shell with its bill for consumption at the shore. Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Pieter de Groot Bo... 24 July 2005 3 years ago 1 min 5 sec 4.2 -
A bird searching for water snails at the shore of a lake. Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Pieter de Groot Bo... 24 July 2005 3 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
A bird walking along the shore looking for food, and eating a snail. Pantanos del Usumacincta, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2009 36 weeks ago 49 sec 4 -
A bird calling in a tree Curicaca Wildlife Preservation Area, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil (ssp guarauna)
Yaiza Aragón 14 March 2008 2 years ago 15 sec 4
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Bird on dike. Viera Wetlands, Viera, Brevard County, Florida, USA
Tom Moxley 28 January 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7 -
A bird standing in the water. Pantanos del Usumacincta, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dolosus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2009 36 weeks ago 3.3 -
Bird by a pond Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
mauricio rueda 8 August 2009 1 year ago 3 -
An indivual hidden in the grass Hacienda La Zuliana, Campo Boscán, Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
kperezleon 23 February 2009 1 year ago 3 -
Bird in marsh spreading its wings Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (ssp guarauna)
Mikko Pyhälä 18 December 2008 1 year ago 2.5 -
A bird walking in the vegetation Florida, USA
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 17 May 2007 1 year ago 2
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Calls Estancia El Bagual, Formosa Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 1 December 2006 38 weeks ago 4
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