Chiroxiphia linearis
- 21 × 15 mm (approx.)
- Clutch: 1–2 eggs
Breeds in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Buff to tan, spotted and blotched all over with medium and dark brown.
Sources of information
- Size
- Hauber, M. E. (ed.), J. Bates & B. Becker 2014. The Book of Eggs: A Life-Size Guide to the Eggs of Six Hundred of the World's Bird Species. University of Chicago Press., p. 407.
- Description
- Drawing checked against a photo: Hauber, M.E. et al. 2014. The Book of Eggs. Univ. Chicago Press., p. 407.
- 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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