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The spritely, colorful Tropical Parula is closely related to the Northern Parula, and was considered a form of that warbler until updated genetic data provided enough evidence to split the two into separate species.

The Tropical Parula was initially called the “Olive-backed Parula” before receiving its current name, which gives a nod to its distribution in the New World. It has an especially evocative species name, pitiayumi, which is derived from a Guarani (Paraguayan) name meaning “little yellow chest.”

Nine subspecies of Tropical Parula are currently recognized, although ongoing study

The Pine Warbler is an aptly-named species, rarely seen away from its namesake trees, where it gleans rather sluggishly among the foliage and sings its dreamy-sounding song from the canopy.

The nominate race of this wood-warbler breeds and winters entirely within North America. (Two subspecies are resident in the Caribbean Islands.) Although other warbler species, including the Yellow-rumped Warbler and Common Yellowthroat, also winter in North America to some extent, none do so as completely as the Pine Warbler.

The Pine Warbler is able to remain in North America during

The Worm-Eating Warbler(Helmitheros vermivorum) haunts the forest interior, where its mechanical-sounding trills can be heard along steep, leaf-carpeted hillsides. A quick glimpse of the singer reveals a rather plain-looking olive, brown, and buff warbler with a boldly striped head. This head pattern distinguishes it from other brown forest warblers such as the Swainson’s Warbler(Limnothlypis swainsonii), which has a brown crown, occasionally tinged with rufous instead.

The Worm-Eating Warbler is the only member of its genus, Helmitheros, and is not closely related to any other warbler species. Both its genus and … Continue