Listen to the Ovenbird
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About the Ovenbird
The Ovenbird is a bird in the family Parulidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Ovenbird sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song and twilight song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
More from the family Parulidae
Mangrove warbler
Setophaga petechia
Prothonotary warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Common yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Blackpoll warbler
Setophaga striata
Black-and-white warbler
Mniotilta varia
Yellow-rumped warbler
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Cape May warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated blue warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Canada warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Hooded warbler
Setophaga citrina
Orange-crowned warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Frequently asked questions
What does an Ovenbird sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the Ovenbird on this page, including its song and twilight song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Ovenbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ovenbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Ovenbird belong to?
The Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Prairie Trail, Custer State Park, South Dakota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song, twilight song · Middle Creek WMA, Lancaster Co… by Zachary Millen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Bear Head Lake State Park, St. Louis, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Wild River State Park, Chisago County, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q796672 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Ovenbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Rhododendrites – CC BY-SA 4.0