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Illustration of a Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis) egg, 40.3 × 31.7 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Coccyzus pluvialis

  • 40.3 × 31.7 mm
  • Clutch: 2–4 eggs
Breeds in Caribbean islands

White, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 6 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 10. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 590.
Description
oiseaux-birds.com species card (secondary compilation, largely after HBW): Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo.
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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