ovenbirdArticle Free Pass ovenbird, any of over 200 species of
small birds, named for building a domed nest with a side
entrance, especially Seiurus aurocapillus, a wood warbler
(family Parulidae, order Passeriformes) of North America east of
the Rockies; it winters south to Colombia. Brownish olive above,
with a streaked breast, white eye ring, and black-edged orange
crown, the bird looks like a small thrush. Its song, “tee-cher,”
is repeated with increasing intensity in dank woods. The
ovenbird walks, unlike most other wood warblers, which hop. Its
nest is a dome of grass placed on the ground. The term ovenbird
is also used broadly for members of the tropical American family
Furnariidae and especially for members of the genus Furnarius
(also known by the Spanish name hornero, meaning “baker”). They
are 15–20 cm (6–8 inches) long, reddish brown, and thrushlike,
common in open country throughout most of South America. On a
branch, post, or roof ledge, the hornero builds an ovenlike nest
of mud and grass, abou