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.

Sep 24, 2017 · Tall, long-legged bird of marshes and swampy forests with a long neck and a long and heavy yellowish bill. Brown overall with white spotting on the back and sides. An Apple Snail …

Looking like something between a crane and a rail, this odd wading bird has no close relatives. It is widespread in the American tropics, but enters our area only in Florida and southern Georgia -- only …

The key physical feature of the limpkin is their down-curved bill, which is used to feed on their primary prey, apple snails. Limpkins are also known for their resounding calls, which are characterized as a …

Mar 9, 2023 · These large birds can be spotted in Florida and in Central and South America. What looks like a rail, crane, ibis and heron, and screams like a banshee? Is it a rail-crane-ibis-heron banshee …

Oct 17, 2017 · Limpkins (Aramus guarauna) are more commonly heard than seen. Most often heard at dawn, dusk, and during the night, limpkins typically vocalize with a loud and rattling wail or scream.

Found in marshes or swamps, often with trees and shrubs, but also regularly seen at the edges of ponds in otherwise highly managed city parks. Feeds almost exclusively on apple snails. Usually single or …

Limpkin, (species Aramus guarauna), large swamp bird of the American tropics, sole member of the family Aramidae (order Gruiformes). The bird is about 70 cm (28 inches) long and is coloured brown …

Jul 1, 2025 · With its mournful call drifting over moonlit swamps and its long legs striding purposefully through reeds and water lilies, the Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) cuts a mysterious figure in the world …

The limpkin (Aramus guarauna) is a large wading bird found in warm parts of the Americas. It is related to rails and cranes, and its name derives from its seeming limp when it walks.