Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
- 21.1 × 14.9 mm
Breeds in South America (9 countries)
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South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, VenezuelaReddish white with violet undermarks and small round blackish-brown spots.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 7 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 15. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 111.
- Description
- Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung).
- 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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