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Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
Dan Vickers

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 1,064, February 1,018, March 1,156, April 2,194, May 1,345, June 653, July 587, August 606, September 720, October 767, November 999, December 968.
United States358,403
Texas12,076
Georgia8,988
Canada3,861
Ontario3,797
Mississippi2,779
Michigan2,737
Illinois2,113
Brazil1,574
Missouri1,501

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderCranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes
FamilyLimpkins · Aramidae
GenusLimpkins · Aramus

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