Male © Andres Vasquez Noboa eBird S94782711 Macaulay Library ML 386925071
Female © David Disher
Male © John Kuenzli
Male © Hudson - BirdsRio
Male (Middle American) © fernando Burgalin Sequeria
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Male © Steve Kelling

Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi

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Identification

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Small short-tailed warbler; bright and boldly patterned. Blue-gray above with green back, two bold white wingbars (limited white in Middle American birds), and yellow-orange throat and chest. Males have darker face and brighter yellow-orange chest than females. Bill is sharp, black above and yellow below. Very similar to Northern Parula; note lack of white eyearcs and no dark markings on breast. Beware of rarely-occurring hybrids and some dull immatures, which can be very similar to Northern Parula. Common and widespread in forests throughout Central and South America; rare in U.S.; found only in mossy forests in southern Texas.

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