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The Limpkin is a largish bird (26in long, 40in wingspan), drably plumaged brown with a greyer head and neck. It has long legs and neck, and a long yellowish bill . It feeds on small aquatic life, principally snails.
This unobtrusive bird nests on the ground laying about six eggs. It has a loud wailing call.
This species is related to the cranes, but is placed in its own family; relationships are shown below:
Order: Gruiformes
- Gruidae: craness
- Aramidae
- Limpkin, Aramus guarauna
- Psophiidae: trumpeterss
- Rallidae: railss and crakes
- Heliornithidae: finfoots and sungrebes
- Rhynochetidae: Kagu
- Eurypigidae: Sunbittern
- Cariamidae: seriemas
- Otidae: bustards