Meanings
nounovenbird (plural ovenbirds)
plural ovenbirds
- Any of several birds:
- Originally, any of several small European birds that build dome-shaped nests; such as the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff.
- An American warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation.
- Any bird of the Central and South America family Furnariidae.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounAmerican warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
Similar
Seiurus aurocapillus
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From oven + bird, from the shape of the nest.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic طائر الفران
- طائر الفرانSeiurus auricapilla
Catalan bosquerola reietó
- bosquerola reietóSeiurus auricapilla
Chinese Mandarin 橙顶灶莺, 灶鳥 /灶鸟
- 橙顶灶莺Seiurus auricapilla
- 灶鳥 /灶鸟 (zàoniǎo)bird of family Furnariidae
Czech lesňáček oranžovotemenný
- lesňáček oranžovotemennýSeiurus auricapilla
Danish brillevanddrossel
- brillevanddrosselSeiurus auricapilla
Dutch ovenvogel
- ovenvogelSeiurus auricapilla
Esperanto orverta parulio
- orverta parulioSeiurus auricapilla
Estonian maasäälik
- maasäälikSeiurus auricapilla
Finnish pyrstötiainen (long-tailed tit), pajulintu
- pyrstötiainen (long-tailed tit)small European bird
- pajulintusmall European bird
- tiltaltti (chiffchaff)small European bird
- tulipääkerttuliSeiurus auricapilla
- orneerobird of family Furnariidae
French paruline couronnée
- paruline couronnéeSeiurus auricapilla
German Pieperwaldsänger
- PieperwaldsängerSeiurus auricapilla
Hungarian koronás harasztjáró
- koronás harasztjáróSeiurus auricapilla
Icelandic kollskríkja
- kollskríkjaSeiurus auricapilla
Irish éan oighinn
- éan oighinnSeiurus auricapilla
Italian tordo acquaiolo fornaio
- tordo acquaiolo fornaioSeiurus auricapilla
Japanese カマドムシクイ, 竈鳥
- カマドムシクイ (kamadomushikui)Seiurus auricapilla
- 竈鳥 (kamado-dori)bird of family Furnariidae
Korean 가마새
- 가마새 (gamasae)Seiurus auricapilla
Lithuanian geltongalvis srovinukas
- geltongalvis srovinukasSeiurus auricapilla
Norwegian ovnparula
- ovnparulaSeiurus auricapilla
Persian مرغ تنورساز
- مرغ تنورسازSeiurus auricapilla
Polish lasówka złotogłowa
- lasówka złotogłowaSeiurus auricapilla
Portuguese mariquita-de-coroa-ruiva
- mariquita-de-coroa-ruivaSeiurus auricapilla
Russian золотоголо́вый дроздо́вый певу́н
- золотоголо́вый дроздо́вый певу́н (zolotogolóvyj drozdóvyj pevún)Seiurus auricapilla
Slovak horárik žltohlavý
- horárik žltohlavýSeiurus auricapilla
Spanish reinita
- reinitaSeiurus auricapilla
Swedish rödkronad piplärksångare
- rödkronad piplärksångareSeiurus auricapilla
Tamil அடுப்புப் பறவை
- அடுப்புப் பறவை (aṭuppup paṟavai)Seiurus auricapilla
Turkish kızıl taçlı suötleğeni
- kızıl taçlı suötleğeniSeiurus auricapilla
Welsh aderyn ffwrn
- aderyn ffwrnSeiurus auricapilla
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Cite this entry
APA
ovenbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovenbird
MLA
“ovenbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovenbird. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovenbird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovenbird.
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