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 Tortuguero National Park
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis semiflava
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Ovenbird at Tortuguero 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