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Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Aramidae

The limpkin (Aramus guarauna), 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 26,692Peru · 3,893