Listen to the northern waterthrush
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About the northern waterthrush
The northern waterthrush is a bird in the family Parulidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the northern waterthrush sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Parkesia
More from the family Parulidae
Mangrove warbler
Setophaga petechia
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Prothonotary warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Common yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Blackpoll warbler
Setophaga striata
Black-and-white warbler
Mniotilta varia
Yellow-rumped warbler
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Cape May warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated blue warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Canada warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Frequently asked questions
What does a northern waterthrush sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the northern waterthrush on this page, including its song and call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the northern waterthrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the northern waterthrush as “least concern”.
What family does the northern waterthrush belong to?
The northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts by Peter Wilton – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Wild River State Park, Chisago County, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Little Mecatina River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada by Doug Hynes – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Wild River State Park, Chisago County, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Wild River State Park, Chisago County, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, song · Wild River State Park, Chisago County, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27075884 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Northern waterthrush – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ant.tab – CC BY-SA 4.0