''Aramus'' is the sole extant genus of the family

Aramidae Aramidae is a bird family in the order Gruiformes. The limpkin (''Aramus guarauna'') is the only living member of this family, although other species are known from the fossil record, such as '' Papulavis annae'' from the Eocene of France, '' Ara ...

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limpkin The limpkin (''Aramus guarauna''), also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, is a large wading bird related to rails and cranes, and the only extant species in the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the America ...

(''Aramus guarauna'') is the only living member of this group, although other species are known from the fossil record, such as '' Aramus paludigrus'' from the Middle Miocene.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q12785142 Bird genera Bird genera with one living species Taxa named by Louis Pierre Vieillot Gruiformes Extant Miocene first appearances