Bird

Northern Parula

Parula americana

A summer resident that nests in Alabama. Found in all 67 counties, across 11 habitats.

Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 67 counties
Habitats: 11

Male Northern Parula, whole bird — **Male**. (c) Bill Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 2029861. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 67 counties
Habitats: 11
Habitat models: Summer, Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Alabama 11

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 11

SummerSouthern Coastal Plain Hydric HammockWinslow Homer, In the Jungle, Florida (1904): cabbage palms, saw palmetto and fallen trunks in a dense, shady hammock, with a wildcat in the branches. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Shown: Florida (Winslow Homer, In the Jungle, Florida, 1904), a neighboring state.In the Jungle, Florida, Winslow Homer, 1904. Public domain. Source record.

SummerSouthern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Nupea ModifierMartin Johnson Heade, The Great Florida Marsh (1886): open marsh and lily-dotted water beneath live oaks and cabbage palms. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Shown: Florida (Heade, The Great Florida Marsh, 1886; North Carolina Museum of Art), a neighboring state.The Great Florida Marsh, Martin Johnson Heade, 1886. Public domain. Source record.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and RiparianWinslow Homer, Blue Spring, Florida (1890): clear blue spring water under overhanging palms. Shown: Blue Spring, Florida (Winslow Homer, 1890; National Gallery of Art), a neighboring state.Blue Spring, Florida, Winslow Homer, 1890. Public domain. Source record.

SummerSouthern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier; Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp; Central Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems; Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp; Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress DomeFlorida, Sunset on the Ocklawaha (1899): a dark swamp-lined river at sunset, with cypress and hardwoods crowding both banks. Shown: Ocklawaha River, Florida, a neighboring state.Florida, Sunset on the Ocklawaha, Detroit Photographic Co. (chromolithograph), 1899. Public domain. Source record.

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

SummerWinter

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

SummerEast Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems; Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian; East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest; Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

WinterOnly within 120 m of water.Disturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Maritime forests and thickets

Salt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest; East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest; East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest; South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

WinterOnly within 120 m of water.Cultivated Cropland; Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

WinterOnly within 120 m of water.Deciduous Plantation; Managed Tree Plantation

Other habitats in its models (54)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Alabama. Those recorded in Alabama first, the rest by region.

Elsewhere in the South (31)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Florida Big Bend Salt-Brackish Tidal Marsh Winter.
Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Summer.
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer.
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer.
South Florida Bayhead Swamp Winter.
South Florida Cypress Dome Summer and winter.
South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Winter.
South Florida Everglades Sawgrass Marsh Winter.
South Florida Freshwater Slough and Gator Hole Winter.
South Florida Hardwood Hammock Summer and winter.
South Florida Mangrove Swamp Winter.
South Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter, only within 120 m of water.
South Florida Pine Rockland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Winter.
Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Summer.

Northeast (3)

Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.

Land cover and other classes (20)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer.
Developed, Low Intensity Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland and Forbland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer.
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Recently Burned Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Recently Burned Forest Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Recently Burned Grassland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Recently Burned Shrubland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Recently Logged Areas Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Pine Modifier Summer.

All habitats

Seasons in Alabama

Summer: nests here, in all 67 counties.

Also found in its main habitats

Its main habitats in Alabama, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.