Hi there! My account

Eggs

Illustration of a Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia) egg, 17.7 × 13 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Poecilotriccus sylvia

  • 17.7 × 13 mm
  • Clutch: 2 eggs
Breeds in Mexico, Central America (6 countries) and South America (4 countries)
show all 11Mexico: Mexico
Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela

White, with a wreath of chocolate spots at the larger end and a sprinkling elsewhere.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 8 eggs: Skutch, A. F. 1960. Life histories of Central American birds II. Pacific Coast Avifauna 34., p. 493 (PDF p. 495).
Agrees with: Wetmore, A. 1972. The birds of the Republic of Panamá, part 3. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(3)., p. 525 (PDF p. 535).
Description
Skutch, A.F. 1960. Life Histories of Central American Birds II. Pacific Coast Avifauna 34.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

Know something more about this egg, or spotted a mistake? Message us.

Make a 3D-printable copy of this eggSee posters with this egg →