Louisiana Waterthrush

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Louisiana Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush by LA Fuertes

Conservation status

Least Concern

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Parulidae
Genus:	Seiurus
Species:	S. motacilla

Binomial name

Seiurus motacilla
(Vieillot, 1809)

The Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla , is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America from southernmost Canada and south through the eastern USA, excluding Florida and the coast.

It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. This is a rare vagrant to the western USA.

The Louisiana Waterthrush has a plain brown back and white underparts streaked with black. The flanks and undertail are buff. There is a strong white flared supercilium, and the legs are bright pink. All plumages are similar, but young birds have buff underparts rather than white.

The only confusion species is the closely related Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis, which has white flanks and undertail and duller pink legs.

The breeding habitat is wet woodlands near running water. Louisiana Waterthrushes nest in a rock crevice or amongst tree roots, laying 4-6 eggs in a cup nest.

These birds are terrestrial feeders, seeking insects, molluscs and crustaceans amongst the leaf litter.

The song is a musical series of descending notes followed by a warble. The call is a hard chink.

1 References
2 External links
3 Further reading

[edit] References

BirdLife International (2004). Seiurus motacilla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

New World Warblers by Curson, Quinn and Beadle, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6

[edit] External links

Louisiana Water Thrush by John Audubon
Louisiana Waterthrush - Seiurus motacilla - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
Louisiana Waterthrush Information - South Dakota Birds and Birding
Louisiana Waterthrush Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

[edit] Further reading

[edit] Book

Robinson, W. D. 1995. Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla). In The Birds of North America, No. 151 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C.

[edit] Reports

Page AM. (1996). Updated status report on the Louisiana waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla, in Canada. Canadian Research Index. p. n/a.

[edit] Thesis

Craig RJ. Ph.D. (1981). COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY OF THE LOUISIANA AND NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES. The University of Connecticut, United States -- Connecticut.

Gaudette MT. Ph.D. (1998). Modeling wetland songbird community integrity in central Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania State University, United States -- Pennsylvania.

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Barry D, Fischer RA, Hoffman KW, Barry T, Zimmerman EG & Dickson KL. (2006). Assessment of habitat values for indicator species and avian communities in a Riparian Forest. Southeastern Naturalist. vol 5, no 2. p. 295-310.

Beal KG & Khamis HJ. (1990). Statistical Analysis of a Problem Data Set Correlated Observations. Condor. vol 92, no 1. p. 248-251.

Binford LC. (1971). Identification of Northern Waterthrushes and Louisiana Waterthrushes. California Birds. vol 2, no 1. p. 1-10.

Brewer R. (1992). Successful Nesting of Louisiana Waterthrush in Woodyard Hammock Leon County Florida. Florida Field Naturalist. vol 20, no 3. p. 77-78.

Brooks RP, O'Connell TJ, Wardrop DH & Jackson LE. (1998). Towards a regional index of biological integrity: The example of forested riparian ecosystems. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment. vol 51, no 1-2. p. 131-143.

Conner RN & Dickson JG. (1997). Relationships between bird communities and forest age, structure, species composition and fragmentation in the West Gulf Coastal Plain. Texas Journal of Science. vol 49, no 3 SUPPL. p. 123-138.

Craig RJ. (1984). Comparative Foraging Ecology of Louisiana Waterthrushes Seiurus-Motacilla and Northern Waterthrushes Seiurus-Noveboracensis. Wilson Bulletin. vol 96, no 2. p. 173-183.

Craig RJ. (1985). Comparative Habitat Use by Louisiana Waterthrushes Seiurus-Motacilla and Northern Waterthrushes Seiurus-Noveboracensis. Wilson Bulletin. vol 97, no 3. p. 347-355.

Craig RJ. (1987). Divergent Prey Selection in Two Species of Waterthrushes Seiurus. Auk. vol 104, no 2. p. 180-187.

Crawford RL. (2001). Some erroneous WCTV tower dates. Florida Field Naturalist. vol 29, no 4.

Eckert KR. (1970). Louisiana Waterthrush in Stearns County. Loon. vol 42, no 4. p. 147-148.

George G, Chylak J, Terranova F & Master TL. (2000). Foraging behavior of the Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla) on pristine and impacted streams. Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. vol 73, no Suppl.

Goodpasture KA. (1977). Return Records of Louisiana Water Thrushes an 8 Year Old Bird Reported. Bird Banding. vol 48, no 2. p. 152-154.

Harris J. (1991). Late Louisiana waterthrush in Cobb County. Oriole. vol 56, no 4. p. 83-84.

Lack D & Lack P. (1972). Wintering Warblers in Jamaica. Living Bird. vol 11, p. 129-153.

Leck CF. (1975). Notes on Unusual and Rare Birds of St-Croix. Condor. vol 77, no 1.

Master TL, Mulvihill R & Brooks R. (2000). Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla) productivity on pristine and impacted streams. Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. vol 73, no Suppl.

Mattsson BJ & Cooper RJ. (2006). Louisiana waterthrushes (Seiurus motacilla) and habitat assessments as cost-effective indicators of instream biotic integrity. Freshwater Biology. vol 51, no 10. p. 1941-1958.

Mattsson BJ, Meyers JM & Cooper RJ. (2006). Detrimental impacts of radiotransmitters on juvenile Louisiana Waterthrushes. Journal of Field Ornithology. vol 77, no 2. p. 173-177.

Mulvihill RS, Cunkelman A, Quattrini L, O'Connell TJ & Master TL. (2002). Opportunistic polygyny in the Louisiana Waterthrush. Wilson Bulletin. vol 114, no 1. p. 106-113.

Murray NL & Stauffer DF. (1995). Nongame bird use of habitat in central Appalachian riparian forests. Journal of Wildlife Management. vol 59, no 1. p. 78-88.

Olafsson E & Petursson G. (1997). Rare and vagrant birds in Iceland: American Wood Warblers. Natturufraedingurinn. vol 66, no 3-4. p. 161-179.

Parker TH, Stansberry BM, Becker CD & Gipson PS. (2005). Edge and area effects on the occurrence of migrant forest songbirds. Conservation Biology. vol 19, no 4. p. 1157-1167.

Peak RG & Thompson FR, III. (2006). Factors affecting avian species richness and density in riparian areas. Journal of Wildlife Management. vol 70, no 1. p. 173-179.

Powell GVN. (1983). Industrial Effluents as a Source of Mercury Contamination in Terrestrial Riparian Vertebrates. Environmental Pollution Series B Chemical & Physical. vol 5, no 1. p. 51-58.

Prosser DJ & Brooks RP. (1998). A verified habitat suitability index for the Louisiana Waterthrush. Journal of Field Ornithology. vol 69, no 2. p. 288-298.

Reddall J. (1973). Reports from the Colorado Field Ornithologist Official Records Committee. Colorado Field Ornithologist. vol 16, p. 19-21.

Smith WJ & Smith AM. (1996). Information about behaviour provided by Louisiana waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla (Parulinae), songs. Animal Behaviour. vol 51, no 4. p. 785-799.

Stevenson HM. (1977). A Comparison of the Apalachicola River Avi Fauna above and Below Jim Woodruff Dam. Florida Marine Research Publications. vol 26, p. 34-36.

Wallace DIM. (1976). A Review of Waterthrush Identification with Particular Reference to the 1968 British Record. British Birds. vol 69, no 1. p. 27-33.