Aramus guarauna Linnaeus 1762 (limpkin)

Aves - Gruiformes - Aramidae

Alternative combinations: Plegadis guarauna, Scolopax guarauna

Belongs to Aramus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930, Miller and DeMay 1942, Steadman et al. 2015, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxon: Aramus paludigrus

Subtaxa: Aramus guarauna pictus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (5: California, Florida collections), Venezuela (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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