Coccyzus melacoryphus
- 30.2 × 22.8 mm
- Clutch: 3 eggs
Breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela
Pale green to greenish blue, unmarked and glossless.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 25 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 10. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 590.
- Description
- Hellebrekers, W.P.J. 1942. Revision of the Penard oölogical collection from Surinam. Zoologische Mededelingen 24 (South Brazil).
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 2, p. 140. - 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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