Oven-bird (Turdus Audax)
1827
About this artwork
An ornithological illustration from John James Audubon's "The Birds of America," depicting two Oven-birds—a male and a female—standing on a mossy mound with mushrooms, with one bird seemingly calling towards a small insect.
Did you know?
The Oven-bird gets its name from its distinctive dome-shaped nest, which resembles an old-fashioned outdoor oven, cleverly concealed on the forest floor. These ground-nesting warblers are known for their loud, ringing "teacher-teacher-teacher" song that echoes through eastern North American forests. John James Audubon, the renowned ornithologist, famously included the Oven-bird in his monumental work, "The Birds of America."
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Oven-bird (Turdus Audax)
John James Audubon, 1827
