Northern Parula

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Northern Parula -
(Parula americana)

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Identification

Small songbird--one of the smallest
wood warblers
Grey-blue above, bright yellow throat
and breast
White belly, short tail
Two prominent white wingbars,
broken eye-ring
Male has dark and reddish bands
across breast
Female and immatures duller and
usually lack bands
4.5" (11 cm.)

Habitat

Mature lowland coniferous forests
Variety of forested areas during migration

Additional Information

Uncommon migrant
Song is a rapidly rising buzzy trill with an
abrupt end
Tends to forage in the mid to upper canopy
Generally nests in the northern third of WI
Was found once on the Reserve in June

Northern Parula as seen from below

Close up of a Northern Parula

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us