Leistes loyca
- 29.1 × 20.3 mm
Breeds in Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands
Greyish white or cream, spotted and blotched with chestnut, brown and grey all over, sometimes with a few lines.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 20 eggs: de la Peña, M. R. 2025. Aves Argentinas: descripción, comportamiento, reproducción y distribución. Comunicaciones del Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales "Florentino Ameghino" (Nueva Serie). Santa Fe., tomo 11, p. 262.
- Description
- Ogilvie-Grant 1912 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 5); supporting: Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung).
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 11, p. 263. - 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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