Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

Spanish: Carao

Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The limpkin (Aramus guarauna), 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. It feeds on molluscs, with the diet dominated by apple snails of the genus Pomacea. Its name derives from... Most often recorded in Jan, Nov, Mar.

TaxonomyAves › Gruiformes › Aramidae
Local records7 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records29,019 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2018 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/aramus-guarauna/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.