Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusParkesia (Waterthrushes)
- SpeciesParkesia motacilla (Louisiana Waterthrush)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Black-cheeked Warbler
Basileuterus melanogenys
📅 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 Carara National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Louisiana Waterthrush sighting in Carara National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Louisiana Waterthrush in Carara National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Louisiana Waterthrush in Carara National Park in our monthly data.