Limpkin

Limpkin
At St. John's River, Florida
Secure
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Aramidae
Genus: Aramus
Species:
A. guarauna
Binomial name
Aramus guarauna
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Range of A. guarauna
Synonyms
  • Scolopax guarauna Linnaeus, 1766
An adult Limpkin walks down the bank of Lake Cecile near Kissimmee, FL

The limpkin (Aramus guarauna) 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 individuals have been reported 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. It has also been called "carrao", "courlan", and "crying bird".

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