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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Waterthrush sighting in Carara National Park, based on 1,403 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Black-cheeked Warbler
Basileuterus melanogenys
📅 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 Carara National Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Waterthrush sighting in Carara National Park, based on 1,403 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Waterthrush in Carara National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Waterthrush in Carara National Park in our monthly data.