Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Saguaro National Park

1 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

18,709 Verified sightings across all 78 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Ovenbird

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. The ovenbird was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla aurocapilla. The specific epithet combines Latin aurum meaning "gold" with -capillus meaning "-crowned". Linnaeus based his entry on "The golden-crowned thrush" that had been described and illustrated in 1758 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his book Gleanings of Natural History. Edwards had been given a specimen that had been collected on a ship off the coast of Hispanola. The ovenbird is now the only species placed in the genus Seiurus that was introduced by English zoologist William Swainson in 1827. Swainson did not specify the type species until a later publication in the same year. The genus name is from Ancient Greek σειουρος/seiouros meaning "wag... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Leiothlypis luciae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Leiothlypis celata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Geothlypis trichas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cardellina pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga auduboni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga nigrescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cardellina canadensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga americana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Geothlypis tolmiei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~40%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
3	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
4	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
5	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
6	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
7	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	~30%
8	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
9	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
10	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
11	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
12	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
13	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
15	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
16	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
17	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
18	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
19	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
20	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
21	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
22	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
23	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
24	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~10%
25	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
26	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
27	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
28	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
30	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
31	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
36	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
38	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
45	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
49	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
51	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
53	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
54	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
55	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
56	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
58	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
59	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
61	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
62	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
64	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
66	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
67	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
68	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
69	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
70	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
71	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
72	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
73	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
74	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
75	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
76	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
77	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
78	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Ovenbird

About the Ovenbird

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Lucy's Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler

Audubon's Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Canada Warbler

Northern Parula

MacGillivray's Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found