Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyAramidae (Limpkins)
- GenusAramus (Limpkins)
- SpeciesAramus guarauna (Limpkin)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
American Coot
Fulica americana
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides axillaris
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
Sora
Porzana carolina
Ruddy Crake
Laterallus ruber
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Limpkin in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Limpkin sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Limpkin in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Limpkin in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.