Bird ID ? (1 Viewer)

rka

ttbirds

• Jan 25, 2004

• #1

Foraging on the ground at the edge of Mangrove Swamp.

4 - 5 inches.

rka

 

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Darrell Clegg

Well-known member

• Jan 25, 2004

• #2

Looks like a Northern Waterthrush to me. Louisiana would show a more flared supercilium (I think!)

Darrell

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• Jan 25, 2004

• #3

Darrell,

I agree. motacilla is less heavily streaked ventrally.

Steve

 

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streatham

Well-known member

• Jan 25, 2004

• #4

I'd concur - northern waterthrush - narrower end to supercillum, fine spotting on throat and strong yellow colour of supercillum make it an almost typical northern. Plus finding it in a swamp is a good clue - louisianas tend to inhabit banks of fast flowing stream - northerns are typically found in swamps especially mangroves in winter.

 

Charles Harper

Régisseur

• Jan 26, 2004

• #5

And yellowish under. And two in the same shot! Great!