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 Marino Ballena National Park
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephala
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Ovenbird at Marino Ballena 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