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Illustration of a Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) egg, 24.8 × 18 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Oreoscoptes montanus

  • 24.8 × 18 mm
  • Clutch: 4–5 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States

Eggs are a vibrant turquoise with heavy splotches of chestnut brown.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 50 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Nuthatches, Wrens, Thrashers, and Their Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 195, 1948), p. 429.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Sage Thrasher, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Sage Thrasher, 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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