Myiozetetes similis
- 23.5 × 16.7 mm
- Clutch: 2–3 eggs
Breeds in Mexico, Central America (7 countries) and South America (9 countries)
Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
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Mexico: MexicoCentral America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Creamy white to white, finely spotted with cinnamon to chocolate-brown plus grey/lavender undermarks, mostly in a cap or wreath at the larger end; occasionally unmarked.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 11 eggs: Skutch, A. F. 1945. Incubation and nestling periods of Central American birds. Auk 62: 8-37., p. 20.
Agrees with: Wetmore, A. 1972. The birds of the Republic of Panamá. Part 3. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(3)., pp. 412-413 (page numbers inferred from scan position). - Description
- Wetmore, A. 1972. The birds of the Republic of Panamá. Part 3. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(3)., p. 412 (inferred).
Drawing checked against a photo: Morley Read via Alamy. - 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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