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What color are blackbird eggs?

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Blackbird eggs are smooth and glossy, 29 x 22mmin size. They're green-blue or completely blue eggs withheavy red-brown freckles that can make them seem brownoverall.


Herein, what kind of birds have blue eggs?

House Finches lay eggs that are bluish-green, andsometimes use a nestbox. See more photos. Starlings also layblue eggs, but they are bigger than bluebird eggs. About4-5% of bluebirds actually lay whiteeggs.

One may also ask, what color are hummingbird eggs? white

Likewise, what Colour are robins eggs?

blue

What color are finch eggs?

Egg Description: Pale blue to white, speckledwith fine black and pale purple.

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