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The Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Leafy forests across North America; winters in the tropics. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, reptiles and frogs and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Ovenbird lives

Leafy forests across North America; winters in the tropics.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs70%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Bobby Wilcox (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1037293. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Ovenbird

Where does the Ovenbird live?

The Ovenbird lives in United States and Canada. Leafy forests across North America; winters in the tropics.

What does the Ovenbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Ovenbird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

• Streaked flycatcher
• Eastern kingbird
• Red-crowned woodpecker
• American redstart
• Indigo bunting
• Northern shoveler

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.