Pyroderus scutatus
- 46.6 × 33 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Yellowish grey with a few large, slightly elongated brown-violet and blackish-brown blotches.
Sources of information
- Size
- Oates, E. W. & S. G. Reid 1903. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 3. London., p. 223.
- Description
- Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung); supporting: Oates & Reid 1903 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 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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