Waterthrush
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).
| Waterthrushes | |
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| Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Parkesia Sangster, 2008 |
| Species | |
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Northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis | |
Etymology
The generic name, Parkesia, is in honor of American ornithologist Kenneth C. Parkes, who was for many years Curator of Birds at Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Sangster 2008).
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Parkesia noveboracensis | Northern waterthrush | North America in Canada and the northern United States including Alaska. |
_(30117012420).jpg) | Parkesia motacilla | Louisiana waterthrush | eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America. |
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References
- Lovette, I. J.; Pérez-Emán, J. L.; Sullivan, J. P.; Banks, R. C.; Fiorentino, I.; Córdoba-Córdoba, S.; Echeverry-Galvis, M. A.; Barker, F. K.; Burns, K. J.; Klicka, J.; Lanyon, S. M.; Bermingham, E. (2010). "A comprehensive multilocus phylogeny for the wood-warblers and a revised classification of the Parulidae (Aves)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (2): 753–770. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.018. PMID 20696258.
- Sangster, G. (2008). "A new genus for the waterthrushes (Parulidae)". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 128: 212–215. (Parkesia, new genus).
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