Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
- 30 × 20.3 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Colombia
Pale greenish blue, spotted and blotched at one end with deep purplish brown and pale lavender, with dots and fine scribbles, glossy.
Sources of information
- Size
- Ogilvie-Grant, W. R. 1912. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 5. London.
- Description
- Ogilvie-Grant 1912 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 5); supporting: Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung).
- 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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