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Illustration of a Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) egg, 33.9 × 26.7 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Megaceryle alcyon

  • 33.9 × 26.7 mm
  • Clutch: 5–8 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States, Caribbean islands

Pure white, smooth, and glossy.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 54 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Cuckoos, Goatsuckers, Hummingbirds and Their Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 176, 1940), p. 115.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Belted Kingfisher, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Belted Kingfisher, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Saskatchewan 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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