par·u·la

(păr′ə-lə, -yə-)

Any of several small warblers of the genus Parula, especially P. americana of eastern North America.

[New Latin Pārula, genus name : Pārus, genus of tits of the Eastern Hemisphere in which the parulas were formerly classified (from Late Latin, titmouse; akin to Latin parra, a species of bird whose cry was considered an ill omen, of unknown origin) + Latin -ula, feminine of -ulus, diminutive suff.]

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Parula - type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers

genus Parula

bird genus - a genus of birds

family Parulidae, Parulidae - New World warblers

northern parula, Parula americana, parula warbler - small grey-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America

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The Northern Parula (NOPA) is a high canopy feeder, and yet this species is very positively associated with RDA axis 1; however, this may be due to insufficient sampling, as the NOPA was detected only once.

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RSPB Scotland officer John Bowler spotted the nothern parula, which is smaller than a blue tit.

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