Flame-throated Warbler

Fire Warbler ( Parula gutturalis )

The Fire Warbler ( Parula gutturalis ) is a small passerine bird in the family of warblers ( Parulidae ). Some authors he is placed in the warbler genus Vermivora.

Adults fire Warbler reach a body length of twelve inches and weigh about ten grams. The wingspan is the male 6.3 to 6.7 inches; in the female 5.9 to 6.4 centimeters. Males have a slate gray top plumage, an orange- red throat and chest and a white to greyish underside plumage. Characteristic is behind the neck of the triangular black area on the jacket. Females and young birds have a yellow-orange throat and breast feathers. The black spot on the jacket is the female narrower and thinned.

Fire warblers feed mainly on insects and spiders that track it in the low vegetation and in the lower portions of the trees. Occasionally, berries and mistletoe are included. The breeding season occurs from March to May. A clutch consists of two eggs.

Fire warblers are endemic to the mountain ranges ( cordilleras ) of Südzentralamerika. Their breeding areas are located in the mixed mountain forests in the mountainous areas ( Cordillera Central) of Costa Rica and western Panama from an altitude of 2000 meters. Other habitats are among other things in the mountains Cordillera de Talamanca and the volcano Irazu. Outside the breeding season they move to the rainy season from September to November, the low lying areas up to an altitude of 1400 meters.