Ovenbird

Ovenbird
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Seiurus
Swainson, 1827
Species:
S. aurocapilla
Binomial name
Seiurus aurocapilla
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Range of S. aurocapilla
  Breeding range
  Wintering range
Synonyms
  • Motacilla aurocapilla Linnaeus, 1766
  • Seiurus aurocapillus

The ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae). This migratory bird breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America, many Caribbean islands, Florida and northern Venezuela.