Two song types: primary and extended song (Smith and Smith 1996a, Spector 1992)
Primary song: 2-4 clear notes (seeup seeup seeup) followed by descending series of phrases (Mattsson et al. 2020)
Individual’s song is unique (Smith and Smith 1996a)
Song
Call
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References:
Mattsson, B. J., T. L. Master, R. S. Mulvihill, and W. D. Robinson (2020). Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.louwat.01
Smith, W. J. and A. M. Smith. (1996a). Information about behaviour provided by Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla (Parulinae), songs. Animal Behaviour 51:785-799.
Spector, D. A. (1992). Wood-warbler song systems: A review of Paruline singing behaviors. Current Ornithology 9:199–238.