Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusParkesia (Waterthrushes)
- SpeciesParkesia motacilla (Louisiana Waterthrush)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Louisiana Waterthrush in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Louisiana Waterthrush sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Louisiana Waterthrush in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Louisiana Waterthrush in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.