Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusParkesia (Waterthrushes)
- SpeciesParkesia motacilla (Louisiana Waterthrush)
The Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America. Plain brown above, it is white below, with black streaks and with buff flanks and undertail, distinguishing it from the closely related northern waterthrush. The habitats it prefers are streams and their surroundings, and other wet areas. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Jaragua National Park
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Green-tailed Warbler
Microligea palustris
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Louisiana Waterthrush at Jaragua National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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