Northern Parula

Parula americana

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

Code 4

NOPA

Code 6

PARAME

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown or hazel in adults; brown in juveniles.
Head Pattern: Plain, Eyering
Crown Color: Blue-gray
Forehead Color: Blue-gray
Nape Color: Blue-gray
Throat Color: Yellow
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 11 cm (4.25 in)
Weight: 9 g (0.3 oz)
Size: 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: Yellow breast with red and black bands, white belly and undertail coverts.
Upperparts: Blue-gray with olive-green patch on the back.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: No Data

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift flight of short duration.
Wingspan Range: 18 cm (7 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Blue-gray
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Pink-gray

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