Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusParkesia (Waterthrushes)
- SpeciesParkesia motacilla (Louisiana Waterthrush)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Oporornis philadelphia
Geothlypis philadelphia
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
📅 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 Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Louisiana Waterthrush sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Louisiana Waterthrush in Piedras Blancas National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Louisiana Waterthrush in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.