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Illustration of a Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) egg, 17.9 × 14.1 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Baeolophus atricristatus

  • 17.9 × 14.1 mm
  • Clutch: 4–7 eggs
Breeds in United States, Mexico

White, finely speckled with reddish dots.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 40 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Jays, Crows, and Titmice (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 191, 1946).
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Black-crested Titmouse, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Black-crested Titmouse, 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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