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Illustration of a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis) egg, 24.5 × 17.3 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Leucosticte tephrocotis

  • 24.5 × 17.3 mm
  • Clutch: 2–6 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States

White and unmarked, or with some reddish or brownish specks.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 50 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Towhees, Finches, Sparrows, and Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 237, Part 1, 1968), p. 351.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (University of Saskatchewan Department of Biology Natural History Collection).
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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