Northern Waterthrush
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New World Warblers

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Breeds northern North America; winters to West Indies and northern South America.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.