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Limpkin
Order:
Gruiformes
Family: Aramidae
1 species
swamps in subtropics and tropics of New World;
60 cm; plumage brown with buff streaking; bill long, slender, laterally compressed, slightly twisted near tip; neck long, slender; wings broad, rounded; tail broad; legs, toes, claws long;
feed chiefly on snails;
sexes similar; 4-8 eggs; monogamous; biparental care