Limpkin

Aramus guarauna - Courlan brun

Courlan brun
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Aramidés

  • Genus
    :

    Aramus

  • Species
    :

    guarauna

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 73 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 101 à 107 cm.
  • Weight
    : 900 à 1300 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Courlan brun
Courlan brun
adult

Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) is a species of bird in the Aramidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Aramus guarauna guarauna (n South America to Paraguay and Argentina)
  • Aramus guarauna pictus (Florida. USA. , Cuba, Jamaica)
  • Aramus guarauna elucus (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
  • Aramus guarauna dolosus (se Mexico to Panama)

Foreign names

  • Courlan brun,
  • Carrao,
  • carão,
  • Rallenkranich,
  • óriásguvat,
  • Koerlan,
  • Limpkin,
  • ralltrana,
  • Riksetrane,
  • kurlan chriaštelí,
  • kurlan chřástalovitý,
  • Riksetrane,
  • kotilokurki,
  • carrau,
  • bekaśnica,
  • klibiķis,
  • Арама,
  • ツルモドキ,
  • 秧鹤,
  • ralltrana,
  • 秧鶴,

Voice song and call

Courlan brun
adult

Habitat

Courlan brun
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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