Hemitriccus obsoletus
- 18.4 × 13.4 mm (estimated)
- Speculative: we haven't found documented measurements of this egg yet, so we estimated its size from related birds.
- Clutch: 2 eggs
Breeds in Argentina, Brazil
White, with purplish-vinaceous markings clustered in a ring around the larger end.
Sources of information
- Size
- Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same genus: Hemitriccus granadensis, Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer, Hemitriccus orbitatus, Hemitriccus striaticollis.
- Description
- Bencke, Fontana, Mähler & Joenck 2001, First description of the nest of the Brown-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant (Hemitriccus obsoletus), Ornitologia Neotropical 12: 1–9, p. 3.
- 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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