Limpkin
Aramus guarauna(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Limpkin
The Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Aramidae (Limpkin) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Aramus guarauna
- Family
- Aramidae (Limpkin)
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Limpkin
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Aramus guarauna pictus
- Aramus guarauna elucus
- Aramus guarauna dolosus
- Aramus guarauna guarauna
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scopolax Guarauna
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- America australi (=South America)
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.242
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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