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Approximate distribution of the Limpkin, both \u201cSpeckled\u201d and \u201cBrown-backed\u201d forms.\u00a0 \u00a9 BirdLife International 2016<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The \u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d is resident in the southeastern U.S. from southeastern Texas to Florida, the northern and central Bahamas, Cuba, the Isle of Youth, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the mainland of Middle America.\u00a0 On the Pacific slope it occurs from Nayarit to Chiriqu\u00ed; on the Caribbean slope from northern Veracruz to Bocas del Toro; and locally or sporadically in interior valleys from Jalisco to Costa Rica.<\/p>
Since the early 2000s, its range has expanded dramatically to the north and west, as its U.S. range was traditionally limited to Florida and southernmost Georgia, and its range along Mexico\u2019s Pacific coast traditionally ended around the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.\u00a0 At the same time, it has less dramatically extended its range southward in the Pacific lowlands to southern Costa Rica and into Panama (where it seems likely to overlap with the \u201cBrown-backed Limpkin\u201d<\/strong><\/a> at some point in the 2020s).<\/p>
In conjunction with its range expansion, dispersing wanderers have been found increasingly often and farther north and west\u2014a trend that seems likely to continue.\u00a0 As of 2022, it has been recorded northwest to northern Sinaloa and nearly throughout the eastern U.S.: on the Great Plains north to Nebraska; in the Great Lakes north to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and western New York; and on the Atlantic Seaboard north to Maryland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Identification<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Distinctive: a medium-large, long-necked, long-legged, brown, ibis-like wetland bird with a habitually hunched posture.<\/p>
Similar to its South American counterpart, the \u201cBrown-backed Limpkin\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (potential overlap mainly limited to Panama), but otherwise unlikely to be confused.\u00a0 The two forms are readily differentiated by the extent of streaking on the head, neck, body, and wings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d, A. g. pictus<\/em>, holding a Pomacea<\/em> snail.\u00a0 (Joe Overstreet Road, Osceola County, Florida; January 26, 2020.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Barbara Strobino<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The bill is long, fairly thick, and slightly decurved, usually orangish or yellowish toward the base and blackish toward the tip.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d, A. g. pictus<\/em>, juvenile following adult holding a Pomacea<\/em> snail\u2014note the juvenile\u2019s short bill.\u00a0 (Kissimmee, Florida; May 20, 2022.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Cesar Ponce<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The head and neck are heavily streaked, primarily whitish with brown streaks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d, A. g. pictus<\/em>, showing exceptionally dense white streaking.\u00a0 (Winding Waters Natural Area, West Palm Beach, Florida; November 2, 2018.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Charles Lyon<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d, A. g. dolosus<\/em>, showing only sparse white streaking on the upperparts.\u00a0 (Laguna Cob\u00e1, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico; December 9, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Charles Hundertmark<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The body plumage is brown overall and heavily streaked with bold white arrowheads on the breast, back, and wings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d, A. g. pictus<\/em>, dorsal view showing white streaks on the upperwing coverts.\u00a0 (Heritage Park, Olathe, Kansas; November 15, 2022.)\u00a0 \u00a9 George Chiu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d, A. g. pictus<\/em>, dorsal view showing white streaks on the underwing coverts.\u00a0 (Heritage Park, Olathe, Kansas; November 15, 2022.)\u00a0 \u00a9 George Chiu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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When seen in flight, the wings are mostly brown with white streaking on the coverts\u2014both uppersides and undersides.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/742574\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/457448\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/351559\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>And clucks:<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/351558\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-757f6f45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"757f6f45\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11cbe093\" data-id=\"11cbe093\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a33982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a33982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Polytypic form consisting of three recognized subspecies (<em>pictus<\/em>, <em>elucus<\/em>, and <em>dolosus<\/em>), collectively one of two distinct forms of the <a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/limpkin\/\"><strong>Limpkin<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23191f85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23191f85\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d5c54a0\" data-id=\"4d5c54a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de6d64c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1de6d64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><u>More Images of the \u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ce88b08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ce88b08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-235a0eca\" data-id=\"235a0eca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abcaa98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3abcaa98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SpeckledLimpkin2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-132001\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SpeckledLimpkin2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SpeckledLimpkin2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1036b071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1036b071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d, <em>A. g. pictus<\/em>.\u00a0 (Walking Trail Woodland, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio; December 12, 2019.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/200302361\">\u00a9 Brad Imhoff<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-603b13d0\" data-id=\"603b13d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b3e2ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31b3e2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SpeckledLimpkin9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-132138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SpeckledLimpkin9.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SpeckledLimpkin9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb197c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cb197c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cSpeckled Limpkin\u201d, <em>A. g. pictus<\/em>.\u00a0 (Walking Trail Woodland, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio; December 12, 2019.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/192811571\">\u00a9 Brad Imhoff<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6dbc48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6dbc48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ab01a1e\" data-id=\"2ab01a1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f373c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f373c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Alderfer, J., and J.L. Dunn. 2014. <em>National Geographic Complete Birds of North America (Second Edition)<\/em>. National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.<\/p><p>BirdLife International. 2016. <em>Aramus guarauna<\/em>. <em>The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016:<\/em> e.T22692174A93339530. <a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2305\/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692174A93339530.en\">https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2305\/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692174A93339530.en<\/a>. (Accessed December 18, 2022.)<\/p><p>eBird. 2022. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebird.org\">http:\/\/www.ebird.org<\/a>. (Accessed December 18, 2022.)<\/p><p>Fagan, J., and O. Komar. 2016. <em>Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Northern Central America<\/em>. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York.<\/p><p>Garrigues, R., and R. Dean. 2014. <em>The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide (Second Edition)<\/em>. Cornell University Press.<\/p><p>Howell, S.N.G., and S. Webb. 1995. <em>A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America<\/em>. Oxford University Press.<\/p><p>Kirwan, G.M., A. Levesque, M. Oberle, and C.J. Sharpe. 2019. <em>Birds of the West Indies<\/em>. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.<\/p><p>Latta, S., C. Rimmer, A. Keith, J. Wiley, H. Raffaele, K. McFarland, and E. Fernandez. 2006. <em>Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>Raffaele, H., J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith, and J. Raffaele. 1998. <em>A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>Ridgely, R.S., and J.A. Gwynne. 1989. <em>A Guide to the Birds of Panama (Second Edition)<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>Sibley, D.A. 2014. <em>The Sibley Guide to Birds (Second Edition)<\/em>. Alfred A. Knopf. New York.<\/p><p>Xeno-Canto. 2022. Limpkin \u2013 <em>Aramus guarauna<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/xeno-canto.org\/species\/Aramus-guarauna\">https:\/\/xeno-canto.org\/species\/Aramus-guarauna<\/a>. (Accessed December 18, 2022.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anonymous eBirder \u00a9 Bruce Lagerquist Birdfinding.info \u21d2\u00a0 The northern form of the Limpkin is common, widespread, and increasing in various types of wetlands in Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico, eastern Mexico, and Central America.\u00a0 Uncommon and local in western Mexico, the northern Bahamas, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.\u00a0 Increasingly regular on the coastal plain of southeastern Texas and 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