Parkesia
| Waterthrushes | |
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| 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 |
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Northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis
Louisiana waterthrush, Parkesia motacilla
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).
The generic name, Parkesia, is in honor of American ornithologist , who was for many years Curator of Birds at Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Sangster 2008).
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