Louisiana waterthrush
Plain brown above, it is white below, with black streaks and with buff flanks and undertail, distinguishing it from the closely related northern waterthrush.They are also one of the earliest warblers to vacate their breeding grounds, with some departing as early as July; almost all will have left by late August.The main confusion species is the closely related northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis),[2] which has white flanks and undertail, a striped throat, a slightly smaller bill, a shorter supercilium and duller pink legs.Both parents construct the nest, which is built from wet, muddy leaves, pine needles, grass, and small twigs.Timber harvesting, agriculture, urban development and gas drilling may further reduce the available habitat for this species.Threats to the Canadian population of this species include reduced insect prey and reductions in water supply due to agricultural drainage, excessive irrigation and climate change, as well as logging and habitat fragmentation.
Conservation statusLeast ConcernIUCN 3.1Scientific classificationEukaryotaAnimaliaChordataPasseriformesParulidaeParkesiaBinomial nameVieillotSynonymsNew World warblerNorth AmericaWest IndiesCentral Americanorthern waterthrushCanadaUnited StatesFloridamigratoryConnecticutwing chordtarsusdippersinsectsmolluscscrustaceansbeetlesleaf littersalamandershabitat fragmentationIUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesWayback MachineWikidataARKiveAvibaseEURINGObservation.orgOpen Tree of Life