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The Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) belongs to the family Parulidae under the order Passeriformes.Louisiana waterthrush taxonomy
The Parulidae is the family of New World warblers or wood-warblers. The family Parulidae was first introduced by Frank Alexander Wetmore (June 18, 1886 – December 7, 1978), an American ornithologist and avian paleontologist, in the year 1947.The family Parulidae comprises seventeen genera, including genus Parkesia. The genus Parkesia is polytypic. The genus Parkesia was first described by Sangster, in the year 2008.
The genus Parkesia contains species Northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) and species Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla).
The species Parkesia motacilla was first described (as Seiurus motacilla) by Louis Pierre Vieillot (May 10, 1748, Yvetot – August 24, 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen), a French ornithologist, in the year 1809. The species Parkesia motacilla is monotypic.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Parkesia motacilla |
| Species: | P. motacilla |
| Genus: | Parkesia |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Louisiana waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla Image by William H. Majoros |
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| 2.Louisiana waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla Image by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| 3.Louisiana waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla Image by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| 4.Louisiana waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla Image by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| 5.Louisiana waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla Image by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| 6.Louisiana waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla Image by Francesco Veronesi |
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| 7.Parkesia motacilla Image by Dominic Sherony |
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| 8.Parkesia motacilla Image by Dominic Sherony |
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| 9.Parkesia motacilla Image by Don Faulkner |
1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louisiana-waterthrush-2.jpg (cropped)
Author: William H. Majoros | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/25/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildreturn/25640117833/ (cropped)
Author: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 10/25/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildreturn/33428183754/ (cropped)
Author: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 10/25/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildreturn/25640114733/ (cropped)
Author: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 10/25/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildreturn/25640118553/ (cropped)
Author: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 10/25/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/23040976466/ (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 10/25/18
7.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9765210@N03/5206245007/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Dominic Sherony | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 10/25/18
8.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9765210@N03/5206244637/ (cropped)
Author: Dominic Sherony | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 10/25/18
9.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/faulkners_fowl_shots/16951391707/ (cropped)
Author: Don Faulkner | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 10/25/18
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