Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Limpkin :: Limpkin

Limpkin Aramus guarauna

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Celery Fields, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Nov 12, 2004 © William Hull  Celery Fields, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Nov 12, 2004 © William Hull  Celery Fields, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Nov 12, 2004 © William Hull  USA - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Se. United States. West Indies. Central America, n. and e. South America to n. Argentina;
(1) Se. United States (se. Georgia (formerly?) and Florida (Myakka River State Park, Kissimmee River Valley, Everglades) w. to Wakulla County and s. to the Keys) and West Indies (Bahamas on Eleuthera, Cuba, Isle of Pines, and Jamaica).
(2) The West Indies (Hispaniola, Gonave, Tortue Islands, and Puerto Rico).
(3) Se. Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Cozumel, and Oaxaca) to Panama.
(4) N. South America from Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana s. w. of the Andes to w. Ecuador and e. Ecuador, e. Peru, Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina), Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and n. Argentina s. to Buenos Aires.
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North America n. of Mexican border;
Summer: FLA;
Winter: FLA;

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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