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Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia motacilla

Description:

This little bird flitted around the yard the other day. It has no pink legs. "Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) and Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) species look similar but the Louisiana Waterthrush has a whiter, less yellow belly."

Habitat:

is one of the larger New World warblers. It breeds in the northern part of North America in Canada, and in the northern United States, (in areas including Alaska). This bird is migratory, wintering in Central America, the West Indies, and Florida; also Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe; also other South American countries.

Notes:

Thanks for the ID help. "The only species which, among bird watchers, causes confusion with the Northern Waterthrush is the closely related Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla[2], which has buff flanks, a buff undertail, and bright pink legs. The Louisiana Waterthrush also has a whiter throat with fewer streaks."

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HeatherMiller
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HeatherMiller

Decatur, Georgia, USA

Spotted on May 27, 2011
Submitted on May 27, 2011

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