Tropical Parula

Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Panama, May 2010

Bird name: Tropical Parula
Latin: Parula pitiayumi
Other: Chipe azul olivo tropical (Es)
Family: Parulidae • New World Warblers
Range: Widespread Latin America, also S Texas
Similar: Flame Throated Warbler, Thick-billed Euphonia

The Tropical Parula is yellow below and dark above. Similar colour scheme to the Thick-billed Euphonia but lacks the yellow head patch, and completely different bill.

Only seen once in Panama, at Lago Volcan in Chiriqui.