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Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.8 g to 22.5 g and live up to 9 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ovenbird

Weight
18.8 g – 22.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
9 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
11 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ovenbird live?

Not recorded

What is the ovenbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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

Despite its name, it is not in the ovenbird family of birds.

From the Wikipedia article “Ovenbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ovenbird&oldid=1380699206), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ovenbird endangered?

The ovenbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the ovenbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusSeiurus
  7. SpeciesSeiurus aurocapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Motacilla aurocapilla, Seiurus auricapillus, Seiurus aurocapillus, Turdus aurocapillus, Turdus trogloditus

Other names and names in other languages (62)
  • Oven-birdEnglish
  • TeacherEnglish
  • طائر الفرانArabic
  • bosquerola reietóCatalan
  • ᏧᏦᎵᏛCherokee
  • lesňáček zlatohlavýCzech
  • lesňáček oranžovotemennýCzech
  • Aderyn ffwrnWelsh
  • BrillevanddrosselDanish
  • Brille-vanddrosselDanish
  • PieperwaldsängerGerman
  • Orverta parulioEsperanto
  • fajrokrona parulioEsperanto
  • Chipe sueleroSpanish
  • Cigüita SaltarinaSpanish
  • PaticoSpanish
  • Pizpita doradaSpanish
  • Reinita horneraSpanish
  • maasäälikEstonian
  • مرغ تنورسازPersian
  • tulipääkerttuliFinnish
  • Brúnsvartur vætutrøsturFaroese
  • Paruline couronnéeFrench
  • Éan OighinnIrish
  • Smólach talúnIrish
  • Eean ogheScottish Gaelic
  • Ti Tchit doreHaitian Creole
  • נחלית זהובת-כיפהHebrew
  • zlatnokruna sjeničicaCroatian
  • koronás harasztjáróHungarian
  • KollskríkjaIcelandic
  • Seiuro corona dorataItalian
  • tordo acquaiolo fornaioItalian
  • カマドムシクイJapanese
  • 가마새Korean
  • geltongalvis sejūrasLithuanian
  • Geltongalvis srovinukasLithuanian
  • oranžgalvas ķauķisLatvian
  • Téél halkizhiiNavajo
  • ovnparulaNorwegian Bokmål
  • ovenvogelDutch
  • omnparulaNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Chipe di FòrnoPapiamento
  • Chipe di FòrnuPapiamento
  • Lasówka zlotoglowaPolish
  • lasówka złotogłowaPolish
  • mariquita-forneiraPortuguese
  • mariquita-de-coroa-ruivaPortuguese
  • Дроздовый певунRussian
  • Золотоголовый дроздовый певунRussian
  • RuksesoaivizarašNorthern Sami
  • horárik žltohlavýSlovak
  • zlatoglavi ciparSlovenian
  • Severnoamerička pećarkaSerbian
  • brandkronad skogssångareSwedish
  • rödkronad piplärksångareSwedish
  • அடுப்புப் பறவைTamil
  • Fırıncı ÖtleğenTurkish
  • Kızıl taçlı suötleğeniTurkish
  • смугастоволець оливковийUkrainian
  • 橙頂灶鶇Chinese
  • 橙顶灶莺Chinese

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Relatives of the ovenbird

Other species in the same family Parulidae.

CompareOvenbird vs Mangrove warblerOvenbird vs Common yellowthroatOvenbird vs Black-and-white warblerOvenbird vs Prothonotary warbler

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ovenbird?

An adult ovenbird weighs 18.8 g – 22.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ovenbird endangered?

The ovenbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the ovenbird live?

The ovenbird has a recorded lifespan of 9 years.

What kind of animal is the ovenbird?

The ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{ovenbird_2026,
  title = {Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ovenbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}