Genus

Waterthrushes

Parkesia

2 species in our catalog · found in 104 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Parkesia noveboracensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Parkesia motacilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Waterthrushes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~50%
	Northern Waterthrush			~50%
2	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2	~50%
	Northern Waterthrush			~40%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~20%
3	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~50%
	Northern Waterthrush			~50%
4	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Northern Waterthrush			~40%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
5	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	~40%
	Northern Waterthrush			~40%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
6	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	~40%
	Northern Waterthrush			~40%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
7	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~40%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
8	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	~40%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~40%
	Northern Waterthrush			~40%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~40%
	Northern Waterthrush			~40%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Northern Waterthrush			~40%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
12	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
13	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
14	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
15	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
16	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
17	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
18	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
19	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
20	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
21	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~30%
	Northern Waterthrush			~30%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
22	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
24	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
25	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
26	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
27	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
28	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
29	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
30	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
31	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
33	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
35	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			Insufficient data
36	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
37	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
38	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
39	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
40	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~20%
41	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
42	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
43	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
44	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
46	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
47	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
48	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
49	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
50	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
51	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
52	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
53	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
54	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
55	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
56	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
57	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
58	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
59	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
60	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
61	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2	~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
62	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
63	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
64	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
65	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
66	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
67	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
68	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
69	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
70	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
71	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
72	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			Insufficient data
73	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
74	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
75	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
76	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
77	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
78	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
79	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
80	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
81	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
82	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
83	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
84	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
85	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
86	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
87	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
88	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
89	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
90	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			Insufficient data
91	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
92	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
93	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
94	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			Insufficient data
95	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
96	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
97	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			Insufficient data
98	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			Insufficient data
99	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
100	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			Insufficient data
101	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			Insufficient data
102	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
103	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			Insufficient data
104	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			Insufficient data

Waterthrushes

Species in this group

Northern Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Waterthrushes

Parks Ranked