Parkesia noveboracensis
adult
The Northern Waterthrush is a well-marked ground-dwelling wood warbler. The sexes are similar, as are adults and immatures. All birds have dark olive-brown upperparts, including the crown, back, wings, and tail. The head has a narrow, pale supercilium that is uniformly wide and buffish along its length (supercilium of Louisiana Waterthrush broadens behind the eye and is buff in front of the eye, but white behind). The pale underparts are suffused pale yellow, and marked with dark streaks on all areas except the undertail, and most intense on the breast and flanks (Louisiana Waterthrush has an unmarked throat). The legs are dull pink.
The Northern Waterthrush is present as a breeding species, mainly from May to August. It spends the rest of the year in Central America and northern South America. As its name suggests, this ground-dwelling wood warbler is typically found near water, be that forest pools or stream margins.
adult
FACT FILE
LENGTH 5.75 in (14.5 cm)
FOOD Invertebrates
HABITAT Wet wooded habitats
STATUS Widespread and common summer visitor
VOICE Song is a rich tuit-tuit-tuit, tchu-tchu-tchu. Call is a thin tzink
