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Illustration of a Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus) egg, 15.2 × 9.5 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Glaucis hirsutus

  • 15.2 × 9.5 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Panama, the Caribbean and South America (9 countries)
show all 12Central America: Panama
The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean islands
South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Plain white, elongated, without gloss.

Sources of information

Size
Oates, E. W. & S. G. Reid 1903. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 3. London.
Description
Oates & Reid 1903 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 3).
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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