Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyAramidae (Limpkins)
- GenusAramus (Limpkins)
- SpeciesAramus guarauna (Limpkin)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Giant Wood-Rail
Aramides ypecaha
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Ash-throated Crake
Porzana albicollis
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Hapalocrex flaviventer
Porzana flaviventer
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera
📅 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 Iberá National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Limpkin sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 285 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Limpkin in Iberá National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Limpkin in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.