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Illustration of a Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) egg, 30.5 × 21.3 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Ixoreus naevius

  • 30.5 × 21.3 mm
  • Clutch: 1–6 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States

Light sky blue, sometimes with dark-brown speckles.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 38 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Thrushes, Kinglets, and Their Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 196, 1949), p. 87.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Varied Thrush, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Varied Thrush, 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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