Limpkin - Aramus guaraunaThe Limpkin is the only member of the family Aramidae. Although the Limpkin looks like a rail, it has a skeleton more like a crane. It lives in Florida through the Caribbean and Central America.
Classification
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Aramidae
Genus: Aramus
Species: A. guarauna
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Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
Limpkin Portrait, Myakka State Park
Limpkin in Flight
limpkins are one of those species that many people seek out when they come to florida. they are a unique bird as they apparently have no close evolutionary relatives. their diet is similar to s… Read more…
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Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) : Green Cay Wetlands: November 27, 2008 www.pbcgov.com/waterutilities/waterfacts/green_cay.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpkin. Read more…
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Discussion:
At Letchworth yesterday I think I (and Beverly) heard at least 2 Limpkins at 4:30 PM in the unseen swampy area to the east of the main mound. Unless another heron or ibis or peacock has a simil… Read more…
When I was a kid in Virginia, the National Audubon Society aired an ad, constantly, it seemed, about preserving Everglade wetlands for birds like the limpkin. Its rattling call rang regularly t… Read more…
my first picture of a limpkin. i’m not really a bird nut or anything but keeping a checklist of all of the kinds of birds i’ve photographed helps keep it interesting. for example, i’… Read more…
limpkins are sometimes mistaken for immature ibis because of their brown coloring - really, they are more similarly related to cranes! they feed on small aquatic animals mostly, and love apple… Read more…
