Louisiana Waterthrush

Parkesia motacilla (Vieillot, 1809)

20 gWeight

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.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Belize, Costa Rica

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Belize, Costa Rica

Louisiana Waterthrush has been recorded at 784 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 27 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sabine WoodsUnited States2,967 records
Radnor Lake SPUnited States2,908 records
Prospect ParkUnited States2,392 records

More places

Central ParkUnited States2,228 records
High Island – Boy Scout WoodsUnited States2,034 records
Black Rock LodgeBelize1,986 records
State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaUnited States1,869 records
C&O Canal – Violette's LockUnited States1,629 records
Audubon Corkscrew Swamp SanctuaryUnited States1,277 records
High Island – Smith Oaks SanctuaryUnited States1,189 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Belize Costa Rica Guatemala Mexico Canada Panama Cuba

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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