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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Limpkin sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 272 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Blackish Rail
Pardirallus nigricans
Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail
Aramides saracura
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Ash-throated Crake
Porzana albicollis
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
Uniform Crake
Amaurolimnas concolor
📅 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 Iguazú National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Limpkin sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 272 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Limpkin in Iguazú National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Limpkin in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.