Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapillus

HOW TO IDENTIFY:

* Length: 5 inches
* 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.