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Illustration of a White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) egg, 18.7 × 14 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Vireo griseus

  • 18.7 × 14 mm
  • Clutch: 3–5 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States, Mexico

White with sparse spotting.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 50 eggs: Bent, A. C. 1950. Life histories of North American wagtails, shrikes, vireos, and their allies. U.S. National Museum Bulletin 197, p. 230 (scan leaf 242).
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: White-eyed Vireo, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (University of Saskatchewan Department of Biology Natural History Collection).
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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