Contopus hispaniolensis
- 18.3 × 13.6 mm (estimated)
- Speculative: we haven't found documented measurements of this egg yet, so we estimated its size from related birds.
- Clutch: 2–3 eggs
Breeds in Caribbean islands
Creamy white (assumed), heavily wreathed with brown and lilac about the widest part.
Sources of information
- Size
- Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same genus: Contopus bogotensis, Contopus caribaeus, Contopus cinereus, Contopus cooperi, Contopus fumigatus ….
- Description
- Bond J 1943, Nidification of the passerine birds of Hispaniola. Wilson Bull. 55(2): 115-125.
- 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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