Anhima cornuta
- 84.6 × 61 mm
- Clutch: 2–7 eggs
Breeds in South America (10 countries)
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South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, VenezuelaCinnamon brown to buffy brown, unmarked, rather dull.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 9 eggs: Studer & Crozariol 2022, New breeding information on Brazilian birds 1, Bull. B.O.C. 142(4): 410–465, p. 428.
- Description
- Hauber, M. E. (ed.) 2014. The Book of Eggs. University of Chicago Press, p. 73.
- 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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