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| - | ;Seiurus noveboracensis | + | [[Image:Waterthrush-N a-n 3-09-17-11.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|D.+Taylor|D. Taylor}}<br />Wayne County, [[North Carolina]], September 2011]] |
| - | [[Image:Northern_Waterthrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Dave Hawkins]] | + | ;[[:Category:Parkesia|Parkesia]] noveboracensis |
| | + | ''Seiurus noveboracensis'' |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | | + | 12-14 cm |
| - | 12-14 cm. Brown back. Whitish or creamy underside with dark stripes. Whitish or yellowish eyestripe. | + | *Brown back |
| - | Sexes look alike. | + | *Whitish or creamy underside with dark stripes |
| - | | + | *Whitish or yellowish eyestripe<br /> |
| - | | + | Sexes similar |
| | + | ====Similar species==== |
| | + | [[Louisiana Waterthrush]] |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[Alaska]], [[Canada]] south to the northern [[U.S.]] | + | [[Alaska]], most of [[Canada]] south to the northern [[U.S.]] in eastern [[Washington]], northern [[Idaho]] and western [[Montana]]; in the east south to [[Wisconsin]], [[Michigan]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[West Virginia]]. <br /> |
| - | | + | Winters to the [[West Indies]] and northern [[South America]]. |
| - | | + | |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| | + | Clements considers this a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> while Dunn et al.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> recognize the following three subspecies: |
| | + | *''P. n. limnaeus'' - breeds in central [[British Columbia]] |
| | + | *''P. n. notabilis'' - breeds across the western range to western [[Quebec]] |
| | + | *''P. n. noveboracensis'' - breeds from eastern Quebec to the southern part of range |
| | | | |
| | + | It was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Seiurus|Seiurus]]''. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Wooded swamps, thickets of bogs, margins of northern lakes, and willow and alder bordered rivers. | | Wooded swamps, thickets of bogs, margins of northern lakes, and willow and alder bordered rivers. |
| - | | |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | Song loud and ringing, starts with several phrases on one pitch, followed by an accelerating jumble of short, rapid phrases dropping slightly in pitch. Call a sharp, metallic "chink." | + | ====Diet==== |
| | + | Main food consists of invertebrates found on the ground. Feeding behavior includes tossing leaf litter aside to find hidden prey. |
| | + | ====Vocalisation==== |
| | + | '''Song''': loud and ringing, starts with several phrases on one pitch, followed by an accelerating jumble of short, rapid phrases dropping slightly in pitch.<br /> |
| | + | '''Call''': a sharp, metallic "chink." |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}# Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. ''A Field Guide to Warblers of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214 |
| | + | #[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] |
| | + | #All About Birds |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | + | ==External Links== |
| | + | {{GSearch|Northern+Waterthrush}} |
| | | | |
| - | | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Seiurus]] [[Category:Parkesia]] |
| - | ==External Links== | + | |
| - | {{GSearch|Seiurus+noveboracensis}} | + | |
| - | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | + | |
Revision as of 19:47, 19 September 2011
- Parkesia noveboracensis
Seiurus noveboracensis
Identification
12-14 cm
- Brown back
- Whitish or creamy underside with dark stripes
- Whitish or yellowish eyestripe
Sexes similar
Similar species
Louisiana Waterthrush
Distribution
Alaska, most of Canada south to the northern U.S. in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana; in the east south to Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Winters to the West Indies and northern South America.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Clements considers this a monotypic species1 while Dunn et al.2 recognize the following three subspecies:
- P. n. limnaeus - breeds in central British Columbia
- P. n. notabilis - breeds across the western range to western Quebec
- P. n. noveboracensis - breeds from eastern Quebec to the southern part of range
It was formerly placed in genus Seiurus.
Habitat
Wooded swamps, thickets of bogs, margins of northern lakes, and willow and alder bordered rivers.
Behaviour
Diet
Main food consists of invertebrates found on the ground. Feeding behavior includes tossing leaf litter aside to find hidden prey.
Vocalisation
Song: loud and ringing, starts with several phrases on one pitch, followed by an accelerating jumble of short, rapid phrases dropping slightly in pitch.
Call: a sharp, metallic "chink."
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214
- 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
- All About Birds
External Links
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