New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) - HBW 15, p. 766
French: Paruline des ruisseaux
German: Drosselwaldsänger
Spanish: Reinita Charquera Norteña
Taxonomy: Motacilla noveboracensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Louisiana and New York, USA.
Recent studies of mitochondrial DNA suggest that this species and S. motacilla are not closely related to S. aurocapilla and should be placed in a separate genus (for which the name Parkesia has been proposed). The two form a species pair; sometimes regarded as constituting a superspecies, but overlap in ranges occurs in S Canada (S Ontario) and NE USA. Reported hybrid with Dendroica striata now thought probably to have involved Dendroica tigrina and present species. Geographical variation perhaps mostly clinal, and racial differences somewhat obscured by in.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Motacilla noveboracensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Louisiana and New York, USA.
Recent studies of mitochondrial DNA suggest that this species and S. motacilla are not closely related to S. aurocapilla and should be placed in a separate genus (for which the name Parkesia has been proposed). The two form a species pair; sometimes regarded as constituting a superspecies, but overlap in ranges occurs in S Canada (S Ontario) and NE USA. Reported hybrid with Dendroica striata now thought probably to have involved Dendroica tigrina and present species. Geographical variation perhaps mostly clinal, and racial differences somewhat obscured by individual variation; species sometimes treated as monotypic. Birds from Newfoundland described as race uliginosus, but considered inseparable from nominate. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Recent studies of mitochondrial DNA suggest that this species and S. motacilla are not closely related to S. aurocapilla and should be placed in a separate genus (for which the name Parkesia has been proposed). The two form a species pair; sometimes regarded as constituting a superspecies, but overlap in ranges occurs in S Canada (S Ontario) and NE USA. Reported hybrid with Dendroica striata now thought probably to have involved Dendroica tigrina and present species. Geographical variation perhaps mostly clinal, and racial differences somewhat obscured by individual variation; species sometimes treated as monotypic. Birds from Newfoundland described as race uliginosus, but considered inseparable from nominate. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- notabilis Ridgway, 1881 - breeds from Alaska and NW Canada S to NW USA (EC Oregon to extreme NW Wyoming), and E to N Ontario and Great Lakes.
- limnaeus McCabe & A. H. Miller, 1933 - breeds C British Columbia (W Canada).
- noveboracensis ( J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - breeds SE Canada (E Ontario E to Newfoundland) and NE USA (S to N West Virginia).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing and scolding Locality Poorfish Lake, Nunavut, Canada (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 27 June 2006 4 years ago 28 sec 4.1 -
A bird tossing leaves in search of prey Locality Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 September 2006 4 years ago 28 sec 4.1 -
A bird on a rock, calling. Locality Frontera Corozal, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 April 2009 2 years ago 12 sec 4 -
A bird foraging in a dirty road with puddles Locality Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 September 2006 4 years ago 27 sec 4 -
An adult bird foraging on the ground Locality Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2005 4 years ago 17 sec 4 -
A bird eating an insect and then another one Locality Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 September 2006 4 years ago 30 sec 4
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A bird searching food between dry leaves.
Locality Las Quebradas Biological Center, Quebradas, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica
manuel retana 9 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird searching food on a water stream.
Locality Las Quebradas Biological Center, Quebradas, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica
manuel retana 9 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Bird perched, in the rain
Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Chris and Megan Perkins 22 March 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
A bird on a rock
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 23 March 2011 46 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird standing on a fallen tree.
Locality Morazán, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica
manuel retana 12 April 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
Close-up of head and breast
Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 16 October 2007 3 years ago 3.4
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A bird calling.
Locality Frontera Corozal, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 April 2009 2 years ago 3
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