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Illustration of a Rufous Gnateater (Conopophaga lineata) egg, 22.4 × 17.8 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Conopophaga lineata

  • 22.4 × 17.8 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

Cream to pinkish cream, clouded and smeared with pale rufous-brown chiefly at the broad end; slightly to moderately glossy.

Sources of information

Size
Oates, E. W. & S. G. Reid 1903. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 3. London., p. 166.
Description
Oates & Reid 1903 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 3).
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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