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Fw: Odd Parula



A recent short communication in the Auk  (Irby J. Lovette and Eldredge
Bermingham, "Mitochondrial Perspectives on the Phylogenetic Relationships of
the Parula Wood-warblers", Auk, vol. 118, No. 1, January 2001, pp. 211-215)
gives evidence that Northern Parula and Tropical Parula are very closely
related, and should probably be treated as two populations of the same
species. If there is anything to this then it would not be surprising to
find individuals who are morphologically intermediate between Northern
Parula and Tropical Parula. Furthermore it is not too surprising to find
such a bird in the northern part of the American southwest, closer to the
range of Tropical Parula than we are here in the Carolinas.

Robin Carter
rcarter@sc.rr.com
Columbia, SC


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Schultz" <mschultz@duke.edu>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 1:46 PM
Subject: Odd Parula


> Dear Carolinabirders:
>
> While in SE Colorado last weekend Lois, Norm Budnitz and I saw a parula
> warbler that has left me puzzling.  Have any of you ever seen a bird like
this:
>
> In all ways it appeared to be a female N. Parula, except the bird had a
> very dark face patch and the split eye ring was only barely visible at
> close range in full sun.  The extant of yellow (with no hint of a breast
> band), and the extant of gray in the malar region were consistent with N.
> Parula.  Dunn and Garrett do mention the possibility of hybrids (Northern
x
> Tropical). Hmmmmmmm???  Any comments?
>
> Mike Schultz
> mschultz@duke.edu
>