Tropical Parula

11 cm. Dark blue above. Male has black lores black forming a mask. Olive triangle in the middle of the back. Wings black with two white wing bars. Underside bright yellow, the chest and throat washed orange, the crissum lighter. <NThe female lacks the black mask. <NThe juvenile is gray on top: underside pale yellow ^154 . Call a short "zit". Song often heard, high and buzzy "tsui..tsui..tsui..tsui..tsui... .tsrrrrrrrrrriup" 1.9 s vocalization 1 . Willis ^119 describes also another song type which consists of 16 "zi" and one "ip" lasting 1.2 s. The song in Estado Rio de Janeiro ends on a less buzzy and slower trill vocalization 2 . Forages for insects in the canopy of trees, follows mixed parties. Nest is a dome shaped structure with side entrance high up in tree. Locally common in open woods, restinga forest, border of secondary forest, parks with tall trees, rain forest border. Throughout. To about 1500 meters 15551 Song. Serra das Rosas S<C4>o Paulo, near Franca, 11<10>7<10>98. Rain in the morning, then sunny, 27<91>C. Secondary forest. With /Schiffornis virescens , /Vireo olivaceus, Aratinga leucopthalmus .: 716 Song Rio dialect . Pereque, near Angra dos Reis, 10<10>16<10>99. Sunny, 30<91>C. Open woodland. With /Legatus leucophaius, Troglodytes aedon .: 5520 > Male: 5106 > Female: 4495 > Juvenile: