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Illustration of a Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) egg, 22.7 × 16.4 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Zonotrichia atricapilla

  • 22.7 × 16.4 mm
  • Clutch: 3–5 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States

Smooth, pale blue to greenish blue, speckled with reddish brown and pale gray.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 42 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Towhees, Finches, Sparrows, and Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 237, Part 3, 1968), p. 1355.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Golden-crowned Sparrow, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Golden-crowned Sparrow, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Ontario 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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