Tolmomyias poliocephalus
- 21.8 × 14.8 mm
Breeds in South America (9 countries)
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South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, VenezuelaCreamy white, with small reddish spots and blotches.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 16 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 15. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 111.
- Description
- Haverschmidt, F. 1968. Birds of Surinam. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh and London., p. 322.
- 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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