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Illustration of a Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) egg, 30.8 × 22.4 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Pica nuttalli

  • 30.8 × 22.4 mm
  • Clutch: 4–7 eggs
Breeds in United States

Greenish blue or olive with dark spots and speckles.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 195 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Jays, Crows, and Titmice (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 191, 1946).
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Yellow-billed Magpie, 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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