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Limpkin (Chick)

Aramus guarauna

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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28.2495, -80.7417

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Description:

The Limpkin, Aramus guarauna, is a bird that looks like a large rail but is skeletally closer to cranes. It is the only extant species in the genus Aramus and the family Aramidae

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Birds seen in Florida
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PublishedMarch 6, 2014

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