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Illustration of an Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) egg, 19.1 × 14.4 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Motacilla tschutschensis

  • 19.1 × 14.4 mm
  • Clutch: 4–7 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States

Pale green to dark olive, with heavy gray to brown mottling.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 50 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Wagtails, Shrikes, Vireos, and Their Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 197, 1950), p. 21.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Life History.
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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