Dec 21

The 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)

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Limpkin Portrait, Myakka State Park
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