Which Birds Have Speckled Eggs?

House sparrow eggs are small (approximately 0.6 inches in diameter) and range in color from white to gray or can sometimes have a greenish tint. Eggs will also have brown specks or spots. Sparrows typically lay eggs during the nesting period in early spring and summer.

What kind of bird eggs have spots?

Pigment spots on great tit eggs specifically marked thinner areas of shell, and females nesting on low-calcium soils, laid thinner-shelled, more-spotted eggs. Birds' eggs are unique in their diverse pigmentation.

What birds lay large brown speckled eggs?

Birds that lay their eggs in the open and on the ground rely on camouflage so usually produce brown or speckled eggs.
  • Blackbird. A common garden and woodland bird with arguably the most beautiful song of all birds. ...
  • Blue tit. ...
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  • Carrion crow. ...
  • Chaffinch. ...
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  • Dunnock. ...
  • Goldfinch.
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