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Illustration of a Black-and-white Monjita (Heteroxolmis dominicana) egg, 25.3 × 18.8 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Heteroxolmis dominicana

  • 25.3 × 18.8 mm
  • Clutch: 3–4 eggs
Breeds in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

White or yellowish white, speckled brown.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 13 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 15. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pp. 88, 95.
Description
de la Peña 2025 (Aves Argentinas tomo 9).
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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