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Tropical Parula

Parula pitiayumiOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

Breeding Location:

Wooded areas near water



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Rare to uncommon



Egg Color:

Creamy white with small brown spots at large end



Number of Eggs:



Incubation Days:



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Bark, mosses, roots, grasses, hair, feathers



Migration:

Nonmigratory



Splitbar

Overview

Tropical Parula: Small warbler with blue-gray upperparts, black mask, yellow chin, throat, breast, and upper belly with a diffused orange breast band, white lower belly, undertail coverts. Blue-gray wings have white bars. Lack of a white eye ring and dark mask set it apart from the Northern Parula.

Range and Habitat

Tropical parula: Native to Mexico and rare in southern Texas along the lower Rio Grande. Prefers thick riparian woods abundant in Spanish moss.

Breeding and Nesting

Tropical parula: Three to four white eggs with brown spots at the large end, are laid in a nest of bark, moss, grass and hair, lined with feathers and set in pockets of Spanish moss or hanging on vines eight to forty feet above the ground.

Foraging and Feeding

Tropical parula: Eats bees, wasps, flies, caterpillars, and some berries.

Vocalization

Tropical parula: Song is an insect-like buzzing.

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Family
Species Parula pitiayumi
Length4 - 4.5 Inches
Wingspan7 Inches

Tropical Parula

Tropical Parula: Small warbler with blue-gray upperparts, black mask, yellow chin, throat, breast, and upper belly with a diffused orange breast band, white lower belly, undertail coverts. Blue-gray wings have white bars. Lack of a white eye ring and dark mask set it apart from the Northern Parula.

● Song: "zeeeeeeee-yip", "zzzzzzzirrrrrrrrrrr"

● Foraging & Feeding: Tropical parula: Eats bees, wasps, flies, caterpillars, and some berries.

● Breeding & nesting: Tropical parula: Three to four white eggs with brown spots at the large end, are laid in a nest of bark, moss, grass and hair, lined with feathers and set in pockets of Spanish moss or hanging on vines eight to forty feet above the ground.

● Similar species:

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering flight with shallow wing beats. Hawks insects by flying forth to take them in air and returning to perch.
Tropical parula Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Tropical parula: Native to Mexico and rare in southern Texas along the lower Rio Grande. Prefers thick riparian woods abundant in Spanish moss.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationRare to uncommon
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.1 Ounces