Definition of "ovenbird" [ov•en•bird]

• A thrushlike North American warbler (Seiurus aurocapillus) having a shrill call and characteristically building a domed, oven-shaped nest on the ground. Also called teacher bird. (noun)
• Any of various South American birds of the family Furnariidae, especially of the genus Furnarius. (noun)

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• "Dr Deanna Dawson of the US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the ovenbird was the ideal species for testing out the new method."
• "According to Dr Deanna Dawson of the US Geological Survey the ovenbird was the ideal species for testing out the new method."
• "The mixed mesophytic forest in coves supports a large variety of nesting birds, including the wood thrush, ovenbird, summer tanager, rose-breasted grosbeak, and all the other species already named."