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Illustration of a Mexican Violetear (Colibri thalassinus) egg, 13.57 × 8.83 mm
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Colibri thalassinus

  • 13.57 × 8.83 mm
  • Clutch: 2 eggs
Breeds in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Pure white, unmarked, narrow and elongate.

Sources of information

Size
Skutch, A. F. 1967. Life histories of Central American highland birds. Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club 7., p. 34.
Agrees with: Skutch 1967, quoted in Wetmore, A. 1968. The birds of the Republic of Panamá, part 2. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(2)., p. 292.
Description
Skutch, A.F. 1967. Life Histories of Central American Highland Birds. Publ. Nuttall Orn. Club 7.
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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