Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- 10 × 6.5 mm (approx.)
- Its colour follows its family (the eggs of all its relatives are alike); we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet.
Breeds in the Caribbean and South America (9 countries)
South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
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The Caribbean: Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Curaçao, Trinidad and TobagoSouth America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Plain white, as in all hummingbird eggs (we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet).
Sources of information
- Size
- Penard, F. P. & A. P. Penard 1910. De vogels van Guyana (Suriname, Cayenne en Demerara), deel 2. Paramaribo., p. 127.
- Description
- Oates, E. W. & S. G. Reid 1903. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 3. London.
- 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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