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Illustration of a Mayan Antthrush (Formicarius moniliger) egg, 29 × 23.5 mm
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Formicarius moniliger

  • 29 × 23.5 mm
Breeds in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras

Plain white and lustreless, blunt oval; deep pin-prick pores, often nest-stained brownish.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 4 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 14. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 52.
Description
Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 14. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 46.
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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