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Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
26.3587, -80.0831
Field Notes
Description:
The limpkin looks like a large rail but is skeletally closer to a crane. It has a loud screaming cry that was used to provide the jungle sounds in the old Tarzan movies and the sound of the Hippogriff in a Harry Potter movie.. The Limpkin is a somewhat large bird 25–29 in long, with a wingspan of 40–42 in.
Habitat:
Along the banks of an inland fresh water canal in western Boca Raton, FL. Their main habitat is in freshwater marshes and swamps.
Notes:
The limpkin's favorite food is apple snails. But it also eats other molluscs like freshwater clams and mussels. Florida is the northern end of its range and the only state in the United States where it breeds. It is primarily found in South and Central America.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2013
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