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Illustration of a Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) egg, 18.54 × 13.46 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Empidonax traillii

  • 18.54 × 13.46 mm
  • Clutch: 3–5 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States

Creamy white with irregular brownish spots and blotches.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 50 eggs: Bendire, Life Histories of North American Birds, Vol. 2 (1895), as Traill's Flycatcher, p. 312.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Willow Flycatcher, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Alberta Museum).
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
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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