Daptrius ater
- 53.5 × 40.2 mm
Breeds in South America (9 countries)
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South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, VenezuelaLight cream, almost wholly covered with large and small chocolate and red-brown spots, running together at the blunt end; nearly lustreless, short oval.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 3 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 3. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 186.
- Description
- Penard, F. P. & A. P. Penard 1908. De vogels van Guyana (Suriname, Cayenne en Demerara), deel 1. Paramaribo., p. 373.
- 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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