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Illustration of a Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) egg, 19.5 × 14 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Petrochelidon fulva

  • 19.5 × 14 mm
  • Clutch: 1–5 eggs
Breeds in United States, Mexico, Caribbean islands

White, with fine dark spots.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 43 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 179, 1942), p. 489.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Cave Swallow, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Cave Swallow, Life History.
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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