Aramidae
E701854
Aramidae is a small bird family best known for the limpkin, a wading bird of marshes and wetlands in the Americas.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mainly crepuscular ⓘ |
| billAdaptation |
bill adapted to extracting snails from shells
ⓘ
slightly decurved bill ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | limpkin family ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | family not globally threatened ⓘ |
| containsTaxon | Aramus guarauna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
apple snails
ⓘ
aquatic invertebrates ⓘ mollusks ⓘ |
| distribution | Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | specialist predator of apple snails ⓘ |
| eggColor | spotted ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
probing in shallow water
ⓘ
wading ⓘ |
| geographicRange |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater swamps
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ shallow lakeshores ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasGenus | Aramus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| limbAdaptation | long legs for wading ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partially migratory ⓘ |
| monotypic | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Aramus ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | limpkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Gruiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColoration | brown with white streaks (in typical species) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gruidae
ⓘ
Rallidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | builds nests near water ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud wailing calls ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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