limpkin

• Ave zancuda de la familia de los rálidos, propia de humedales de América, especialmente de Florida, el Caribe y zonas tropicales; se caracteriza por su pico curvado, su plumaje con motas claras y su voz lastimera y penetrante.

A wading bird found in Florida, Cuba, and Jamaica, characterized by a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call.

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   A long-legged wading bird found in wetlands of Florida, Cuba, and Jamaica, characterized by a drooping bill and a distinctive, mournful wailing call.

   Carrao limpkin

   • The limpkin's eerie call echoed across the swamp at dusk.
   • We spotted a limpkin wading slowly through the shallow water, searching for snails.
   • Birdwatchers traveled to Florida specifically to see the rare limpkin.

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