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Illustration of an Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) egg, 23.1 × 17 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

  • 23.1 × 17 mm
  • Clutch: 2–6 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States

Creamy, grayish, pinkish, or greenish white, spotted and speckled with brown, reddish brown, purple and gray.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 50 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Towhees, Finches, Sparrows, and Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 237, Part 1, 1968), p. 568.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Eastern Towhee, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Eastern Towhee, 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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