Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
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About Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
- Family: Limpkin
The limpkin, also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, is a large wading bird related to rails and cranes, and the only extant species in the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the Americas, from Florida to northern Argentina, but has been spotted as far north as Wisconsin and Southern Ontario. It feeds on molluscs, with the diet dominated by apple snails of the genus Pomacea. Its name derives from its seeming limp when it walks.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2001-03-09
Ocala National Forest, United States of AmericaAlexander Spring -
2006-11-11
Sani Lodge, Ecuador -
2007-10-17
Sontecomapan, Mexico -
2008-01-07
Playa de Los Reyes, Mexico -
2009-01-20
Crooked Tree, Belize -
2009-02-18
Parque National Palo Verde, Costa Rica -
2011-07-10
Santa Fe River, United States of America -
2011-07-15
Pantanal, Brazil -
2014-01-26
Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic -
2016-09-03
Parque Nacional del Manu, Peru -
2021-11-20
Iguazu Falls, Argentina -
2021-11-22
Surucua, Argentina -
2021-12-12
Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina -
2024-02-05
Sierra del Chorillo, Cuba -
2024-10-09
Barranquilla Swamp, Colombia
