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 Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Nupea ModifierRegional / representative. Shown: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia; representative pond ecosystem, a neighboring state.Georgia pond and emergent wetland, Robert 'Bob' Hynes, 1997. 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 DomeRegional / representative. Shown: Southern coastal swamps, Florida to Virginia; state not identified, a neighboring state.Loblolly bay in a coastal swamp, Marian Ellis Rowan, 1901. Public domain. Source record.

Coastal Plain hammocks

Dense, evergreen groves of live oak, magnolia and other hardwoods in the southern Coastal Plain, from dry oak domes to wet hydric hammocks and south Florida's tropical hammocks; salt-shaped maritime hammocks are maritime forests.

SummerSouthern Coastal Plain Hydric Hammock

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

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

WinterOnly within 120 m of water.Disturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub RegenerationNamed place / source context. Shown: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee; which part is not recorded, a neighboring state.Wooded scene looking out over partially open fields, Richard Schlecht, undated. Public domain. Source record.

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.

Developed, Low Intensity Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak 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.
South Florida Hardwood Hammock Summer and winter.
Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.
Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.
South Florida Pine Rockland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Recently Logged Areas Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration 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.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland 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.
Florida Big Bend Salt-Brackish Tidal Marsh Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Pine Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
South Florida Everglades Sawgrass Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
South Florida Mangrove Swamp Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Summer.
South Florida Bayhead Swamp Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer.
South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Winter.
South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Winter.
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer.
South Florida Cypress Dome Summer and winter.
Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Summer.
South Florida Freshwater Slough and Gator Hole Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer.
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer.
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
South Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter, only within 120 m of water.