Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusParkesia (Waterthrushes)
- SpeciesParkesia noveboracensis (Northern Waterthrush)
The northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) is a species of ground-feeding migratory New World warbler of the genus Parkesia. It breeds in the northern part of North America, in Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States; it winters in Florida, Central America, the West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. It is a rare vagrant to other South American countries and to western Europe. Its closest relative is the Louisiana waterthrush. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Waterthrush sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 218 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis semiflava
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
📅 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 Northern Waterthrush in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Waterthrush sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 218 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Waterthrush in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Waterthrush in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.