Waterthrush
The waterthrushes are a genus of New World warbler, Parkesia.
| Waterthrushes | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Parkesia Sangster, 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Motacilla noveboracensis Gmelin JF, 1789 | |
| Species | |
|
Northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis | |
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).
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