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Illustration of a Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) egg, 32.4 × 23.4 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Nucifraga columbiana

  • 32.4 × 23.4 mm
  • Clutch: 2–6 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States, Mexico

Pale greenish flecked with brown, olive, or gray.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 50 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: Clark's Nutcracker, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Clark's Nutcracker, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Alberta Museum).
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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