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;[[:Category:Parkesia|Parkesia]] noveboracensis
 
;[[:Category:Parkesia|Parkesia]] noveboracensis
 
''Seiurus noveboracensis''
 
''Seiurus noveboracensis''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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12-14 cm
12-14 cmBrown back. Whitish or creamy underside with dark stripes. Whitish or yellowish eyestripe.
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*Brown back
Sexes look alike.
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*Whitish or creamy underside with dark stripes
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*Whitish or yellowish eyestripe<br />
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Sexes similar
 
====Similar species====
 
====Similar species====
[[Louisiana Waterthrush]]
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[[Louisiana Waterthrush]] See Sibley's take on these two<sup>[[#References|5]]</sup>
 
==Distribution==
 
==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]]. <br />
 
[[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]].
 
Winters to the [[West Indies]] and northern [[South America]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Consists of three subspecies.
 
 
====Subspecies====
 
====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:
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Clements considers this a [[Dictionary_M-O#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
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*''P. n. limnaeus'' - breeds in central [[British Columbia]]
*''P. n. notabilis'' - breeds across the western range to western Quebec
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*''P. n. notabilis'' - breeds across the western range to western [[Quebec]]
 
*''P. n. noveboracensis'' - breeds from eastern Quebec to the southern part of range
 
*''P. n. noveboracensis'' - breeds from eastern Quebec to the southern part of range
  
 
It was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Seiurus|Seiurus]]''.
 
It was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Seiurus|Seiurus]]''.
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==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==
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====Diet====
 
Main food consists of invertebrates found on the ground. Feeding behavior includes tossing leaf litter aside to find hidden prey.  
 
Main food consists of invertebrates found on the ground. Feeding behavior includes tossing leaf litter aside to find hidden prey.  
 
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====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."
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'''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 />
 
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'''Call''': a sharp, metallic "chink."
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}# Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. ''A Field Guide to Warblers of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#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]
 
#[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds]
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#All About Birds
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#[http://www.sibleyguides.com/2012/08/identification-of-waterthrushes/ Sibley's] id paper on Waterthrush identification
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 3 July 2023

Photo by D. Taylor
Wayne County, North Carolina, 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 See Sibley's take on these two5

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

  1. 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
  2. Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214
  3. 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
  4. All About Birds
  5. Sibley's id paper on Waterthrush identification

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