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Aramus guarauna · Family Aramidae

Aramus guarauna

Family Aramidae

Order
Gruiformes
Family
Aramidae
GBIF occurrence records
572,187
Countries and territories with records
36
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About this species

This species has 572,187 occurrence records from 36 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (60.2%), Argentina (8%), Brazil (7%), Mexico (3.6%) and Colombia (3.6%); together they account for 82.4% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.031% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Aramus guarauna combines the genus name Aramus with the species epithet guarauna. It is the only species of the genus Aramus in the Warbla app catalog.

It is the only species of the family Aramidae in the Warbla app catalog. The family Aramidae belongs to the order Gruiformes, which has 150 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the order Gruiformes

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