Ovenbird
| Ovenbird Temporal range:
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| Song recorded in Minnesota | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Seiurus Swainson, 1827 |
| Species: | S. aurocapilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Seiurus aurocapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Range of S. aurocapilla Breeding range Wintering range
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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.