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Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

The Limpkin is a tall, wading bird that loves to live near water. It has a long neck and a special call that sounds like a spooky ghost! These birds are great at finding tasty snails to eat.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Limpkin is a large, long-legged water bird with dark brown to olive-brown plumage heavily streaked with white, especially on its head and neck. It has a distinctive long, slightly decurved bill that is yellowish with a darker tip, setting it apart from other wetland birds.

AnimaliaChordataAvesGruiformesAramidaeAramus
Limpkin
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Limpkin

カテゴリ

鳥類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Limpkins often leave tell-tale piles of empty snail shells behind them!

Sometimes, all the Limpkin chicks from one nest hatch on the same day!

Their unique name comes from their slightly jerky, limping walk!

They are the only living member of their entire bird family, Aramidae!

特殊能力

能力

Snail Specialist

Limpkin has a unique, slightly curved bill that helps them extract apple snails from their shells with amazing precision.

能力

Whisper Walker

Limpkin can move silently through marsh vegetation because of its long, unwebbed toes that spread its weight.

能力

Night Navigator

Limpkin has excellent hearing that helps them locate prey like snails and frogs in dim light or at night.

サイズと詳細

長さ
64-73 cm
翼開長
101-107 cm
体重
0.9-1.3 kg
寿命
10-15 年
一度の産卵数
4-8
抱卵期間
27-28 日

食性と食事

Limpkins primarily munch on tasty freshwater snails, especially large apple snails, using their specialized bill.

主な食物

  • apple snails
  • mussels
  • small frogs
  • insects
  • worms

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Hunts adult Limpkins and their chicks near water.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raids Limpkin nests for eggs and young chicks.

hunts

Florida Applesnail

Pomacea paludosa

The Limpkin's primary food source in its Florida range.

shelters

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Provides dense nesting and roosting cover for Limpkins.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

よくある質問

Limpkinの長さは何ですか?

64-73 cm

Limpkinの翼開長は何ですか?

101-107 cm

Limpkinの体重は何ですか?

0.9-1.3 kg

Limpkinの寿命は何ですか?

10-15 年

Limpkinは何を食べますか?

Limpkins primarily munch on tasty freshwater snails, especially large apple snails, using their specialized bill.

Limpkinは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Limpkinはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Limpkinの一度の産卵数は何ですか?

4-8

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