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Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park
2 Verified records at Arenal Volcano National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

White-throated Crake
LC

White-throated Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laterallus albigularis

<5% · Rare
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
LC

Russet-naped Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides albiventris

<5% · Rare
Sungrebe
LC

Sungrebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliornis fulica

<5% · Rare
Uniform Crake
LC

Uniform Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amaurolimnas concolor

<5% · Rare
American Purple Gallinule

American Purple Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio martinica

<5% · Rare
American Coot
LC

American Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica americana

<5% · Rare
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

<5% · Rare
Gray-breasted Crake
LC

Gray-breasted Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laterallus exilis

Insufficient data
Sora
LC

Sora

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana carolina

Insufficient data
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides cajanea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Limpkin at Arenal Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
50–60%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
40–50%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
5 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
6 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
7 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
9 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
10 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
11 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
12 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
14 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
5–10%
15 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
16 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
17 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
18 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
19 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
20 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
22 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
23 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
24 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
25 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
28 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
29 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
30 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
31 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
33 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
35 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
37 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
38 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
39 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
40 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
42 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
45 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
46 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
47 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
48 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
49 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
50 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
51 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
52 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
53 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
55 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
57 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
58 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
59 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
60 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
61 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
62 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
63 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
64 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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