Louisiana waterthrush

Louisiana waterthrush
In Belize
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Parulidae
Genus:	Parkesia
Species:	P. motacilla
Binomial name
Parkesia motacilla (Vieillot, 1809)
Range of P. motacilla   Breeding range   Wintering range
Synonyms
Seiurus motacilla

The Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America. Plain brown above, it is white below, with black streaks and with buff flanks and undertail, distinguishing it from the closely related northern waterthrush. The habitats it prefers are streams and their surroundings, and other wet areas.