Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus auricapilla
(aka Basileuterus culicivorus)

Brazilian name: Pula-pula

Golden-crowned Warbler, Mãe-da Lua Reserve, Ceará, Brazil, October 2008 - click for larger image Brazil

The Golden-crowned Warbler is distributed in Brazil and Bolivia south of the Amazon Basin and into adjacent areas of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay with a disjunct population in Venezuela. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

Golden-crowned Warbler, Mãe-da Lua Reserve, Ceará, Brazil, October 2008 - click for larger image It is found low down in forest, woodland and shrubby edges where it is often seen flicking its wing and cocking its tail.

The orange-rufous crown can be hard to see. It is bordered by black stripes and a whitish superciliary. Underparts are yellow.
Golden-crowned Warbler, Serra Bonita, Camacan, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image

The HBW and Birdlife International checklist has split B. culicivorus into 3 species: Golden-crowned Warbler B. auricapilla, Stripe-crowned Warbler B. culicivorus of Central America and Yellow-crowned Warbler B. cabanisi of Colombia and Venezuela. There is a page with excellent photos on Wikiaves.

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