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Illustration of a Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) egg, 19.1 × 14.4 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Oxyruncus cristatus

  • 19.1 × 14.4 mm (estimated)
  • Speculative: we haven't found a documented description of this egg yet, so we estimated its colours and markings and its size from related birds.
Breeds in Central America (2 countries) and South America (11 countries)
show all 13Central America: Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

No documented description found yet; drawn like the Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher egg (same egg group).

Sources of information

Size
Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same egg group: Agriornis lividus, Agriornis micropterus, Agriornis montanus, Agriornis murinus, Alectrurus risora ….
Description
Estimated, no description found: drawn like a related egg (Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher).
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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