Tropical Parula

Setophaga pitiayumi

The tropical parula is a species of passerine bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in the U. S. state of Texas, Mexico, and every Central American country. Its range continues in every mainland South American country, on Trinidad, and as a vagrant on the Falkland Islands. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 19,985 times across 14 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in South America ranged from 25°S in March to 4°N in June, about 3,200 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.