Main Entry: ov·en·bird

Pronunciation: \-ˌbərd\

Function: noun

Etymology: from the shape of its nest

Date: circa 1825

1 : any of various chiefly South American small brown passerine birds (family Furnariidae, especially genus Furnarius)
2 : an American warbler (Seiurus aurocapillus) that builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground

[ovenbird illustration]