Birds of the World

Parulidae : New World Warblers

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapillus

Virgina, USA - April 2001

Named after its domed nest that resembles a Dutch oven, the Ovenbird is usually found walking along the forest floor where it forages among the leaf litter for invertebrates. It is common in forests throughout most of eastern North America, extending westwards in the boreal forests of Canada to Alberta and north-eastern British Columbia.