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Illustration of a Golden-crowned Flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus) egg, 26.9 × 19.85 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Myiodynastes chrysocephalus

  • 26.9 × 19.85 mm (approx.)
  • Clutch: 3 eggs
Breeds in Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru

Cream with abundant brown, dark brown, grey and violet blotches and speckles forming a wreath at the larger end.

Sources of information

Size
de la Peña, M. R. 2025. Aves Argentinas: descripción, comportamiento, reproducción y distribución. Comunicaciones del Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales "Florentino Ameghino" (Nueva Serie). Santa Fe., tomo 9, p. 203.
Description
de la Peña 2025 (Aves Argentinas tomo 9).
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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