Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) [XC257486]
by John V. Moore from Guayas: Laguna El Cancl\u00f3n, Ecuador (song)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) [XC777435]
by Bernard BOUSQUET from Christmas, Orange County, Florida, United States (call)
Subspecies
In past, northern birds were considered to constitute a separate species, Aramus pictus. Formerly known as Aramus scolopaceus, but species name pre-dated by guarauna. In the past, on occasion, South American birds were split into two subspecies, scolopaceus (Colombia to central Brazil) and carau (southern Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina).
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
pictus (Meyer, FAA, 1794) - Florida, Cuba and Jamaica.
elucus Peters, JL, 1925 - Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
dolosus Peters, JL, 1925 - South-eastern Mexico to Panama.
guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766) - South America, except arid western coast, Andes and extreme south.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet