Ochthoeca oenanthoides
- 20.1 × 15.5 mm
- Speculative: we haven't found a documented description of this egg yet, so we estimated its colours and markings from related birds.
Breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru
Creamy white with chestnut and dark spots at the larger end (estimated; said to match O. fumicolor).
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 2 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 15. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 90.
- Description
- Oates & Reid 1903 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 3); relative: de la Peña 2025 (Aves Argentinas tomo 9) (Ochthoeca leucophrys).
- 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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