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Illustration of a Rufous-crowned Elaenia (Elaenia ruficeps) egg, 20.6 × 15.2 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Elaenia ruficeps

  • 20.6 × 15.2 mm (estimated)
  • Speculative: we haven't found a documented description of this egg yet, so we estimated its colours and markings and its size from related birds.
Breeds in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

No documented description found yet; drawn like the Mountain Elaenia egg (same genus).

Sources of information

Size
Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same genus: Elaenia albiceps, Elaenia chiriquensis, Elaenia cristata, Elaenia fallax, Elaenia flavogaster ….
Description
Estimated, no description found: drawn like a related egg (Mountain Elaenia).
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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