Tropical parulas are southern relatives of the common northern parula of eastern North America (a few tropical parulas breed in south Texas).     I photographed this bird in thick cloudforest vegetation along the Manu road on the eastern slope of the Andes in Peru. 

• Canon 1D4, 500 mm f4 IS lens or 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter, fill-in flash for most images (2011, 2014)