Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSeiurus
- SpeciesSeiurus aurocapilla (Ovenbird)
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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Ovenbird at Guadalupe Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there