Order: Gruiformes | Family: Aramidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonia, Brasil
Age: Adult and Chicks | Sex: Unknown |Loc. Amazonian, Brasil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Central Florida
Identification & Behavior: ~68.5 cm (27 in). The Limpkin is structurally similar to a rail. It is olive-brown with white specks in the head, neck, upper breast, upper back, and wing coverts. It has a long thick bill. Males are slightly larger than females. Juveniles birds are a dull version of the adults. Far carrying voice. See the Family Rallidae.
Status: The Limpkin is uncommon in the Amazonian lowlands where it is always associated with water. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Carrao.
Sub-species: Limpkin (Aramus guarauna guarauna) Linnaeus, 1766.
Meaning of Name: Aramus: Gr. Aramos= A kind of heron mentioned by Hesychius. guarauna: Tupi (Brazilian) Indian name for a marshbird.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo), The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 7/09/2014.