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Illustration of an Ocellated Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus) egg, 32.3 × 25.1 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Cyrtonyx ocellatus

  • 32.3 × 25.1 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Creamy white with faint yellowish clouding.

Sources of information

Size
Schönwetter, M. 1967. Handbuch der Oologie, as cited in Neotropical Birds Online, Ocellated Quail, Breeding (read via Neotropical Birds Online historic account, Cornell Lab).
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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