Tropical Parula

Parula pitiayumi

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

Code 4

TRPA

Code 6

PARPIT

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Masked
Crown Color: Blue-gray
Forehead Color: Blue-gray
Nape Color: Blue-gray
Throat Color: Yellow
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 10-11 cm (4-4.5 in)
Weight: 3 g (0.1 oz)
Size: 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary: Blue, Yellow
Underparts: Yellow with some orange on the breast, white belly and undertail coverts.
Upperparts: Dark blue-gray with olive-green patch on back.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Weak fluttering flight with shallow wing beats. Hawks insects by flying forth to take them in air and returning to perch.
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: White edging
Upper Tail: Dark blue-gray
Under Tail: Dark blue-gray
Leg Color: Black

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