Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Scientific name definitions

Paul Porneluzi, M. A. Van Horn, and Therese M. Donovan
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Recommended Citation

Porneluzi, P., M. A. Van Horn, and T. M. Donovan (2020). Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ovenbi1.01
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