Genus

Waterthrushes

Parkesia

2 species in our catalog · found in 92 parks

Species in this group

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

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

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

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	2 of 2	~20%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
2	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
3	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
4	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			~10%
5	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
6	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
8	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
9	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
10	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
11	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
12	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Waterthrush			~10%
13	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
14	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
15	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
16	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
17	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
18	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
19	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
20	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
21	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
22	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
23	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
24	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
25	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
26	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
27	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
28	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
29	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
30	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
31	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
32	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
33	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 2	<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
34	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
35	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
	Louisiana Waterthrush			<5%
36	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
37	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
38	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
39	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
40	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
41	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
42	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
43	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
44	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%
45	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern Waterthrush			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Prospect Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Waterthrushes

Species in this group

Northern Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Waterthrushes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found