Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyAramidae (Limpkins)
- GenusAramus (Limpkins)
- SpeciesAramus guarauna (Limpkin)
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". Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Limpkin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 630 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
Gray-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis
Grey-winged Trumpeter
Psophia crepitans
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Chestnut-headed Crake
Anurolimnas castaneiceps
Uniform Crake
Amaurolimnas concolor
Blackish Rail
Pardirallus nigricans
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Limpkin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Limpkin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 630 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Limpkin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Limpkin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.