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Like their close relative the Northern waterthrush, Louisiana waterthrushes are not brightly colored, but have a certain graceful charm. Both species like moist, brushy habitats during breeding and on their wintering areas. They can be identified (carefully) using field marks such as the Louisiana's buffy sides contrasting with a white breast, bright pink legs, and a narrow buffy stripe in front of the eye broadening into a white stripe behind the eye. Most of these characters are visible on this wintering bird, photographed at the San Pedro Riparian Area in southeastern Arizona. |
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