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Revision as of 09:31, 1 October 2015
- 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
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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Northern Waterthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Waterthrush
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