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Illustration of a Blue-capped Manakin (Lepidothrix coronata) egg, 19.4 × 14.4 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Lepidothrix coronata

  • 19.4 × 14.4 mm
  • Clutch: 2 eggs
Breeds in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Dull white or pale grey, heavily mottled light to medium (sometimes rufous) brown, concentrated in a band around the thickest part.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 23 eggs: Skutch 1969 (Pacific Coast Avifauna 35), ["p. 104"].
Description
Skutch 1969 (Pacific Coast Avifauna 35); supporting: Wetmore 1972 (Birds of Panama pt 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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