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Illustration of a Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) egg, 16.14 × 12.7 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Empidonax minimus

  • 16.14 × 12.7 mm
Breeds in Canada, United States

Creamy white, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 85 eggs: Bendire, Life Histories of North American Birds, Vol. 2 (1895), p. 315.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Least Flycatcher, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Saskatchewan Museum).
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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