What is Limpkin?

Limpkin is a gorgeous bird native of tropical areas in America. Also known as Courlan Brun or Carreo, he reminds cranes, even if he does not have immediate family relatives. It produces its nests near the banks of freshwater water formations or rivers and in swamps or swamps. Limpkins have a distinctive, scream and are surprisingly charming birds despite their unpleasant appearance.

both sexes have a similar appearance, with a mature length between 25 and 28 inches (about 63.5 and 71 cm) and the wing between about 40 and 42 inches (about 101 and 106 cm). The feathers are mostly brown and seen with white on the wings, neck and head. He bites an elongated beak, long legs and neck similar to heron. His distinctive beak has a gap near the end, which makes the idea to open the shells of his primary meal, Apple snail. The tip of the beak is sharp and is used to cut the meat part of the snail from its shell in the process That takes about 15 seconds.

native habitat of limpinoccur in the tropical areas of South America and along the coast of the Mexican Central and North American Gulf. The farthest in the north is the condition of Florida, where it was once endangered due to excessive hunting. The biting is an easy goal, and the early settlers in the area showed that the birds were so slightly raised that the hunters could go to them and take them off the nest.

nests are built anywhere from the ground up to 40 feet (about 12 meters) above the ground. It nest from sticks, vines, leaves and other nearby forms of vegetation and holds between three and eight eggs per season. The color of the eggs varies from gray to olive and purple.

6 They leave storing after a single day and are able to watch their parents. Youngings look almost the same as adults, but have less white feathers.

Mostly lonely creatures, Limpkin is the most active at night. Men are extremely territorial, and when one attacks the other territory, the result is a demonstration of charging, threat and screaming. In areas along the Amazon River, folklore of some nativesH inhabitants say that when the night air fills the cries of many limpkins, the Greeks will no longer climb.