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Illustration of an Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) egg, 61.1 × 38.6 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Synthliboramphus antiquus

  • 61.1 × 38.6 mm
Breeds in Canada, United States

Buffy to olive brown, with brown speckles and blotches.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 51 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Diving Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 107, 1919), p. 136.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Ancient Murrelet, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Alberta Museum).
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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