Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 12,208
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) is a species of ground-feeding migratory New World warbler of the genus Parkesia. It breeds in the northern part of North America, in Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States; it winters in Florida, Central America, the West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. It is a rare vagrant to other South American countries and to western Europe. Its closest relative is the Louisiana waterthrush.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Northern waterthrush”.