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Illustration of a Yellow-green Grosbeak (Caryothraustes canadensis) egg, 26.3 × 17 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Caryothraustes canadensis

  • 26.3 × 17 mm
  • Speculative: we haven't found a documented description of this egg yet, so we estimated its colours and markings from related birds.
  • Clutch: 3 eggs
Breeds in Panama, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Dull white, mottled and spotted with brown, chiefly at the thick end (from the Black-faced Grosbeak).

Sources of information

Size
Average of 3 eggs: Wetmore et al. 1984 (Birds of Panama pt 4), ["p. 543"].
Description
relative: Wetmore et al. 1984 (Birds of Panama pt 4).
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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