Waterthrush
| Waterthrushes | |
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| Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
monotypic genus).[1]
Taxonomy
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 C. Parkes, who was for many years Curator of Birds at Carnegie Museum of Natural History.[2]
Species
The genus contains two species.[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Parkesia noveboracensis | Northern waterthrush | North America in Canada and the northern United States including Alaska |
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Parkesia motacilla | Louisiana waterthrush | eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America |
References
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- ^ Sangster, G. (2008). "A new genus for the waterthrushes (Parulidae)". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 128: 212–215..
- Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "New World warblers, mitrospingid tanagers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 November 2023.