Limpkin / Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
SCI Name:
Protonym: Scolopax Guarauna Syst.Nat.ed.12 ed.12 p.242
Taxonomy: Gruiformes / Aramidae / Aramus
Taxonomy Code: limpki
Type Locality:
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1766
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ARAMUS
(Aramidae; Ϯ Limpkin A. guarauna) Gr. αραμος aramos type of heron mentioned by Hesychius; "225. COURLIRI, Aramus. Ardea, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec très-fendu, comprimé latéralement; mandibule supérieure un peu sillonnée, courbée vers le bout; inférieure un peu anguleuse en dessous. — Doigts totalement séparés. — Ongle intermédiaire dilaté, entier. Esp. Courliri, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Aramus Vieillot, Analyse, 1816, p. 58. Type, by monotypy, Courlili Buffon = Ardea scolopacea Gmelin." (Peters, 1934, II, p. 155).
Synon. Curlirius, Notherodius.
guarauna
Tupí name Guaráuna black bird, for a type of marshbird; ex “Guarauna” of Marcgrave 1648, and “Courlis brun d’Amérique” of Brisson 1760 (Aramus).
SUBSPECIES
Limpkin (Speckled)
SCI Name: Aramus guarauna [pictus Group]
ARAMUS
(Aramidae; Ϯ Limpkin A. guarauna) Gr. αραμος aramos type of heron mentioned by Hesychius; "225. COURLIRI, Aramus. Ardea, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec très-fendu, comprimé latéralement; mandibule supérieure un peu sillonnée, courbée vers le bout; inférieure un peu anguleuse en dessous. — Doigts totalement séparés. — Ongle intermédiaire dilaté, entier. Esp. Courliri, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Aramus Vieillot, Analyse, 1816, p. 58. Type, by monotypy, Courlili Buffon = Ardea scolopacea Gmelin." (Peters, 1934, II, p. 155).
Synon. Curlirius, Notherodius.
Limpkin (Brown-backed)
SCI Name: Aramus guarauna guarauna
guarauna
Tupí name Guaráuna black bird, for a type of marshbird; ex “Guarauna” of Marcgrave 1648, and “Courlis brun d’Amérique” of Brisson 1760 (Aramus).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)