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Illustration of a Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) egg, 25.4 × 18.6 mm
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Amblyramphus holosericeus

  • 25.4 × 18.6 mm
Breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

Pale blue, sparsely marked with small spots and irregular dark purplish-black and purplish-grey marks, glossy.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 18 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 422.
Description
Ogilvie-Grant 1912 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 5).
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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