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Limpkin
Court Harding, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Rails, limpkin & sunbittern

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLimpkin
DutchKoerlan
SpanishCarrao
Chinese秧鹤
Scientific nameAramus guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyAramidae
GenusAramus

In Suriname

402Records in Suriname
10iNaturalist observations
1863First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne130
  • Paramaribo76
  • Nickerie59
  • Wanica26
  • Saramacca22
  • Sipaliwini21
  • Coronie12
  • Para7
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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