Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes >> Family Parulidae >> Genus Setophaga
| Northern Parula (Unique ID: 1101)
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Species: Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
Location: Shawnee Mission Park, Kansas, United States
Age: adult Plumage: alternate/breeding Activity: perching/standing
Sex: male Visibility: full body Quantity: single
Photographer: David Seibel Date: April 24, 2009
Equipment: Canon EOS 1D Mark II N and Canon 500mm f/4L IS Megapixels: 5.5
Notes: This species is a member of the type genus of the family Parulidae (wood warblers), small, usually colorful birds of the New World. Unlike their Old World namesakes, they do not warble, but most have pleasant, relatively simple songs. (The Northern Parula sings a loud, ascending trill.) Ironically, the name is derived from the Latin parra, a bird whose call was thought to be a bad omen.
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