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Illustration of a Black-crowned Palm-tanager (Phaenicophilus palmarum) egg, 25.7 × 17.85 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Phaenicophilus palmarum

  • 25.7 × 17.85 mm (approx.)
  • Clutch: 2–3 eggs
Breeds in Caribbean islands

Whitish to pale greenish, with grey and brown blotches mainly at the blunt end; lustreless, oval to long oval.

Sources of information

Size
Bond J 1943, Nidification of the passerine birds of Hispaniola. Wilson Bull. 55(2): 115-125.
Description
Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 246.
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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