Northern Parula (Parula americana)
Northern Parula, Soplillar, Zapata Swamp, Cuba, February 2005 - click on image for a larger view Cuba
February 2005

The Northern Parula breeds in south-east Canada and the eastern USA and winters in Florida, Central America and the West Indies. It is found in forest and woodland where it feeds very actively for insects and often hangs upside down.

Northern Parula, La Güira, Cuba, February 2005 - click on image for a larger view Upperparts are bluish-grey with a distinctive greenish yellow patch on the back. It has two white wingbars and a broken white eye-ring. The chin and breast are yellow while the belly and spots on the tail are white. The male (photos 3 and 4) has a dark band across the breast.
Northern Parula, La Güira, Cuba, February 2005 - click on image for a larger view
Northern Parula, La Güira, Cuba, February 2005 - click on image for a larger view
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