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Illustration of a Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) egg, 24.3 × 16.03 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Ploceus cucullatus

  • 24.3 × 16.03 mm
Breeds in Curaçao, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean islands, Venezuela

Plain pale blue, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 8 eggs: Stoddard, M. C., et al. 2017. Avian egg shape: form, function, and evolution. Science 356: 1249-1254 (Data S1, MVZ egg collection).
Description
Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung).
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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