Ovenbird
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae Genus: Seiurus Species: aurocapillus
Binomial name
Seiurus aurocapillus

The Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

Ovenbirds have white underparts streaked with black and olive-brown upperparts. They have a white eye ring, pinkish legs and a thin pointed bill. They have an orange line on the top of the crown bordered on each side with dark brown.

Their breeding habitat is mature deciduous and mixed forests, especially sites with less undergrowth, across Canada and the eastern United States. The nest is a domed structure with a side entrance, the "oven", placed on the ground.

Ovenbirds migrate to the southeastern United States, the West Indies,and from Mexico to northern South America.

They forage on the ground in dead leaves, sometimes hovering or catching insects in flight. This bird frequently tilts its tail up while walking. These birds mainly eat insects, spiders and snails, also seeds in winter.

The song of the Ovenbird is a loud teacher-teacher-teacher. The call is a dry chut.