Ovenbirds is the common name for the avian family
Furnariidae, though none of its members bear that name. The common name derives from the
hornero
The hornero birds are members of the genus ''Furnarius'' in the family Furnariidae, native to South America.
Horneros are brown birds with rather short tails and fairly long bills. They are known for building mud nests that resemble old wood- ...
s, which itself derives from the Spanish word for oven, ''horno'', used to describe the shape of their nests. The
International Ornithological Committee
The International Ornithologists' Union, formerly known as the International Ornithological Committee, is a group of about 200 international ornithologists, and is responsible for the International Ornithological Congress and other international ...
(IOC) recognizes these 315 species in the family, distributed among three subfamilies and 70 genera.
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
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Ovenbird
The ovenbird (''Seiurus aurocapilla'') is a small songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae). This migratory bird breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America, many Caribbean islands, Florida and northern Venezuela.
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Furnariidae