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Illustration of a Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) egg, 23.86 × 16.98 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Icterus parisorum

  • 23.86 × 16.98 mm
  • Clutch: 1–5 eggs
Breeds in United States, Mexico

Very pale blue with dark spots and streaks around the larger end.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 25 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers, and Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 211, 1958), p. 242.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Scott's Oriole, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
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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