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Illustration of a Trinidad Motmot (Momotus bahamensis) egg, 33 × 27.4 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Momotus bahamensis

  • 33 × 27.4 mm (approx.)
  • Clutch: 3 eggs
Breeds in Trinidad and Tobago

Pure glossy white, roundish, smooth and hard-shelled.

Sources of information

Size
Belcher & Smooker 1936 (Ibis), quoted in Wetmore, A. 1968. The birds of the Republic of Panamá, part 2. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(2)., p. 454.
Description
Wetmore, A. 1968. The Birds of the Republic of Panama, part 2 (quoting Belcher & Smooker 1936, Trinidad).
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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