Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla(Vieillot, LJP, 1809)
English (US) Louisiana Waterthrush
The Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Parulidae (New World Warblers) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds eastern USA; winters southern Florida to northwestern South America and West IndiesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Parkesia motacilla
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1809)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus motacilla
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1809)
- Type locality
- Kentucky.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale, depuis Saint Dominique jusqu'à la baie de Hudson; contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois 2 p.9 pl.65
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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