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Illustration of a Red-throated Ant Tanager (Driophlox fuscicauda) egg, 25.7 × 17.6 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Driophlox fuscicauda

  • 25.7 × 17.6 mm
  • Clutch: 2–4 eggs
Breeds in Mexico, Central America (7 countries) and Colombia
show all 9Mexico: Mexico
Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Colombia

Plain white, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 6 eggs: Willis, E. 1961. A study of nesting ant-tanagers in British Honduras. Condor 63: 479-503, p. 485.
Description
Willis, E. 1961. A study of nesting ant-tanagers in British Honduras. Condor 63: 479-503, p. 485.
Agrees with: Wikipedia, 'Red-throated ant tanager' (citing Chiver, Morton & van Dort 2024, Birds of the World v1.1): 'two to four unspotted white eggs'.
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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