Waterthrush
| Waterthrushes | |
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| File:Seiurus motacillaEMP17CB.jpg | |
| Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Parkesia Sangster, 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Motacilla noveboracensis Gmelin JF, 1789
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| Species | |
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Northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis | |
The waterthrushes are a genus of New World warbler, Parkesia.
The genus was split from Seiurus, which previously contained both waterthrush species and the ovenbird. When the genera split, the ovenbird was the only member left in Seiurus (making it a monotypic genus).[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Parkesia was introduced in 2008 by George Sangster with the northern waterthrush as the type species. The generic name was chosen to honor the American ornithologist Kenneth Carroll Parkes, who was for many years Curator of Birds at Carnegie Museum of Natural History.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]The genus contains two species.[3]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Northern waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis (Gmelin, 1789) |
North America in Canada and the northern United States including Alaska Map of range |
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| Louisiana waterthrush
File:Louisiana Waterthrush San Pedro House Sierra Vista AZ 2018-01-30 12-32-58 (39323081154).jpg |
Parkesia motacilla (Vieillot, 1809) |
eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America Map of range |
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