Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyAramidae (Limpkins)
- GenusAramus (Limpkins)
- SpeciesAramus guarauna (Limpkin)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris
Ruddy Crake
Laterallus ruber
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
American Coot
Fulica americana
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides axillaris
Sora
Porzana carolina
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Limpkin sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Limpkin in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Limpkin in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.