Ovenbird
(Seiurus aurocapilla)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B - Secure Breeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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5¾″ to 6″ in length 9½″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Breeding: Mature deciduous and mixed forests with little understory growth Migration: Thickets, woodlands |
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Biology |
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Nesting |
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Food |
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Worms, snails, spiners, and insects; sometimes seeds. |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Parulidae (New World warblers, wood warblers) | ||
Genus |
Seiurus (ovenbirds) | ||
Ovenbird is the only species in the genus Seiurus. |
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Subordinate Taxa |
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Northeastern Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla aurocapilla) Gray Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla cinereus) Newfoundland Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla furvior) |
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Synonyms |
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Seiurus aurocapillus |
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| Ovenbird Allen Chartier |
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| Ovenbird Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Ovenbird The Music of Nature |
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About
Uploaded on Jul 22, 2010 Ovenbirds are like miniature wood-thrushes, but without the sweet song. They also have an attractive black-bordered, dull orange crown stripe. These males were filmed in a reserve owned by the University of Missouri near Ashland, MO |
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| Singing Ovenbird Birdchick |
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Uploaded on May 24, 2008 Ovenbird singing |
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| Ovenbird WIld Bird Video Productions |
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Uploaded on May 8, 2011 Ovenbird singing in a Maine forest. © 2011 Garth McElroy License at http://www.paya.com/videos/135219 |
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| Ovenbird (Emberizidae: Seiurus aurocapilla) Foraging Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on May 12, 2011 A more peaceable view of the often reclusive Ovenbird. Photographed at Grand Forks, North Dakota (12 May 2011). |
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| The Oven Bird SouthCarolinaETV |
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Published on Oct 9, 2012 Clemson naturalist Patrick McMillan visits with naturalist and Foothills Trail Conference member Heyward Douglass on birding and other wildlife issues. Today they discuss the Oven Bird. Your Day airs Monday through Thursday from 12 noon to 1 pm EST on the South Carolina ETV Radio Network: Greenville, WEPR-FM 90.1 To better serve our listeners, we'd like to know how you feel about our programming. We invite your comments, questions, and suggestions, so let us hear from you! Clemson University Radio Productions |
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Avon Hills Forest SNA, North Unit Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Itasca Wilderness Sanctuary SNA John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley WMA Lake Alexander Woods SNA, South Unit Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods SNA Minnesota Valley NWR, Rapids Lake Unit Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, Lawrence Unit Nerstrand Big Woods State Park Robert Ney Memorial Park Reserve Sand Prairie Wildlife Management and Environmental Education Area |
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