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Henry Sowell

Vol. I · Est. 2026

Pl. LXI
Field-journal plate: Ovenbird
The Ovenbird plate as rendered on the e-ink frame
As rendered on the frame

The Birds · Plate LXI

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Parulidae · Taxon 62550

Length14–16 cm
Wingspan20–25 cm
Weight16–28 g

Field marks

  1. Olive-brown upperparts
  2. Dull orange crown stripe bordered by blackish stripes
  3. Bold white eye-ring
  4. White underparts with heavy dark streaking
  5. Fairly thick pointed bill, pink legs, and short tail

HabitatLarge, mature closed-canopy deciduous or mixed forests with deep leaf litter; also uses forest thickets outside the breeding season.

BehaviorGround-foraging songbird that walks deliberately through leaf litter, often with its short tail held cocked upward.

Palette

olive-browndull orangeblackwhitepink