Louisiana Waterthrush
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Louisiana Waterthrush

Parkesia motacilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
3 Verified records at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Northern Waterthrush
LC

Northern Waterthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parkesia noveboracensis

20–30% · Possible
Yellow Warbler
LC Endemic

Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga petechia

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-sided Warbler
LC

Chestnut-sided Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga pensylvanica

20–30% · With luck
Tennessee Warbler
LC

Tennessee Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothlypis peregrina

10–20% · With luck
Prothonotary Warbler
LC

Prothonotary Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Protonotaria citrea

10–20% · With luck
Bay-breasted Warbler
LC

Bay-breasted Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga castanea

10–20% · With luck
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
LC

Olive-crowned Yellowthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geothlypis semiflava

5–10% · With luck
Blackburnian Warbler
LC

Blackburnian Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga fusca

5–10% · With luck
Buff-rumped Warbler
LC

Buff-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiothlypis fulvicauda

<5% · Rare
Mourning Warbler
LC

Mourning Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geothlypis philadelphia

<5% · Rare
Canada Warbler
LC

Canada Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardellina canadensis

<5% · Rare
Black-and-white Warbler
LC

Black-and-white Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mniotilta varia

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Louisiana Waterthrush at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
2 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
3 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
5 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
7 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
10 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
11 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
12 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
13 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
5–10%
14 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
15 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
17 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
18 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
20 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
21 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
22 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
23 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
27 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
33 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
35 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
39 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
44 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
47 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
48 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
49 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
50 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
51 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
52 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
53 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
55 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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