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Illustration of a White-naped Xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha) egg, 14.67 × 12 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Xenopsaris albinucha

  • 14.67 × 12 mm
  • Clutch: 3 eggs
Breeds in Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela

Pale greenish white with chestnut spots, more at the broad end.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 3 eggs: de la Pena 1980, Hornero 12: 72-74.
Description
de la Pena, M.R. 1980. Nidos de aves de Santa Fe. IV. El Hornero 12(1): 72-74.
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 8, p. 332.
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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