Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Gruiformes · Aramidae
About
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.
Fun Fact
In Mexico and northern Central America, it occurs at altitudes up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
Quick Facts
Habitat
Occurs from peninsular Florida (and the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia) and southern Mexico through the Caribbean and Central America to northern Argentina.
Diet
Diet of the limpkin is dominated by apple snails (Ampullariidae) of the genus Pomacea.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance