| Ovenbird Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Small, ground-dwelling, insect-eating bird - Thin, pointed bill - White eye ring - Orange central crown stripe with black border - White underparts with dense black streaking - Olive upperparts - Pink legs Similar species The Ovenbird is most often seen as it walks along the forest floor. It might be confused with a sparrow but the bill is too narrow and the upperparts lack streaking and spotting. Other ground-dwelling warblers with streaked underparts are the waterthrushes but they constantly wag their tails and have white or yellow superciliums and lack eye rings. |
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