Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusParkesia (Waterthrushes)
- SpeciesParkesia motacilla (Louisiana Waterthrush)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
📅 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Louisiana Waterthrush sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 699 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Louisiana Waterthrush in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Louisiana Waterthrush in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.