Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla), Page Springs Fish Hatchery, Yavapai County

This Louisiana Waterthrush was found by Vic Nelson on 15 January 2017 and photographed by Gary Botello on 04 February 2017

A very sparse transient and winter resident in southeastern Arizona. Away from there this species is casual at best with few previous Yavapai County records.

The throat of this bird is unmarked and clean white, and the supercilium of this bird broadens behind the eye and is bright white, both good for a Louisiana. An excellent mark is the color of the flanks. In Northerns the underparts can range from yellow to off-white, whereas in Louisiana the underparts are white with a distinct buffy wash along the flank with broad blurry flank streaking.

04 February 2017, photo by Gary Botello

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