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Illustration of a Yellow-crowned Whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex) egg, 20 × 13 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Myioborus flavivertex

  • 20 × 13 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Colombia

White, speckled with reddish brown (like a Canada Warbler's egg); rather elongate oval.

Sources of information

Size
Todd, W. E. C. & M. A. Carriker Jr. 1922. The birds of the Santa Marta region of Colombia: a study in altitudinal distribution. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 14., p. 444.
Description
Todd, W. E. C. & M. A. Carriker Jr. 1922. The birds of the Santa Marta region of Colombia: a study in altitudinal distribution. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 14., p. 444.
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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