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Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

Description:

The limpkin, also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, 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. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the Americas, from Florida to northern Argentina

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James McNair
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James McNair

Florida, USA

Spotted on Dec 25, 2018
Submitted on Jan 1, 2019

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