Limpkin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the limpkin lives – recorded in 27 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aramus guarauna
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	27 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	1.08 kg (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Gruiformes
Family	Aramidae

Where does the limpkin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the limpkin in 27 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America, Pará.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a limpkin?

Wikidata records the following for the limpkin: mass 1.08 kg (adult weight).

Is the limpkin endangered?

The limpkin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the limpkin?

The limpkin (Aramus guarauna) is a bird in the order Gruiformes and the family Aramidae, genus Aramus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Limpkin (revision 1380691189), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q725276 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).