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| − | [[Image:Northern_Parula.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Paulyoly<br/> | + | [[Image:Northern_Parula.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Paulyoly|Paulyoly}}<br/>Interlachen, [[Florida]].]] |
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;[[: Category:Parula|Parula]] americana | ;[[: Category:Parula|Parula]] americana | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 4-4.3" | + | 4-4.3" |
| − | + | *Grey blue head and upperparts | |
| + | *Black lores | ||
| + | *White eye-crescents | ||
| + | *Olive back patch | ||
| + | *2 white wingbars | ||
| + | [[Image:d05_131.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}}<br/>[[Everglades National Park]], [[Florida]], [[USA]]]] | ||
| + | *White tail-spots | ||
| + | *White broken eye ring | ||
| + | *Yellow legs | ||
| + | *Throat and chest yellow with blackish-slate and rufous band across upper chest<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': duller | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeds in eastern [[North America]] | + | Breeds in eastern [[North America]] (southern [[Canada]] to southern [[US]]). Migrating south to winter in east [[Mexico]], reaching to the [[Caribbean]] and [[Nicaragua]]. |
| + | [[Image:609-07297fg Female Northern Parula.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|bobsofpa|bobsofpa}}<br />Magee Marsh, [[Ohio]], [[USA]], May 2009]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open woods; prefers woodlands with abundant tree lichens. | Open woods; prefers woodlands with abundant tree lichens. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nest in trees in clumps of these mosses, laying 3-7 eggs in a scantily-lined cup nest. | It nest in trees in clumps of these mosses, laying 3-7 eggs in a scantily-lined cup nest. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
Diet includes insects and spiders. | Diet includes insects and spiders. | ||
| − | + | ====Vocalisation==== | |
| − | + | '''Song''': a click-like ''trill'' or ''buzz, zeeeeee-yip''<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Call''': a soft ''chip'' | |
| + | [[Image:NOPA 1a Pin Pk 9 06 08.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|DougLaslj|DougLaslj}}<br />Michigan, [[USA]], September 2008]] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#USGS | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Parula+americana}} | {{GSearch|Parula+americana}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Parula]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Parula]] | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 25 September 2010
- Parula americana
Identification
4-4.3"
- Grey blue head and upperparts
- Black lores
- White eye-crescents
- Olive back patch
- 2 white wingbars
- White tail-spots
- White broken eye ring
- Yellow legs
- Throat and chest yellow with blackish-slate and rufous band across upper chest
Female: duller
Distribution
Breeds in eastern North America (southern Canada to southern US). Migrating south to winter in east Mexico, reaching to the Caribbean and Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open woods; prefers woodlands with abundant tree lichens.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nest in trees in clumps of these mosses, laying 3-7 eggs in a scantily-lined cup nest.
Diet
Diet includes insects and spiders.
Vocalisation
Song: a click-like trill or buzz, zeeeeee-yip
Call: a soft chip
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- USGS
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Northern Parula. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Parula
