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Illustration of a Red-and-black Grosbeak (Periporphyrus erythromelas) egg, 23.6 × 17 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Periporphyrus erythromelas

  • 23.6 × 17 mm (estimated)
  • Speculative: we haven't found a documented description of this egg yet, so we estimated its colours and markings and its size from related birds.
Breeds in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

No documented description found yet; drawn like the Crimson-collared Grosbeak egg (same genus).

Sources of information

Size
Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same family: Amaurospiza concolor, Cardinalis cardinalis, Cardinalis phoeniceus, Cardinalis sinuatus, Caryothraustes canadensis ….
Description
Estimated, no description found: drawn like a related egg (Crimson-collared Grosbeak).
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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