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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Waterthrush sighting in Banff National Park, based on 545 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
📅 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 Banff National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Waterthrush sighting in Banff National Park, based on 545 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Waterthrush in Banff National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Waterthrush in Banff National Park in our monthly data.