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Illustration of a White-banded Swallow (Atticora fasciata) egg, 18.5 × 12.8 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Atticora fasciata

  • 18.5 × 12.8 mm
Breeds in South America (9 countries)
show all 9South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

White, unmarked, slightly glossy; oval.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 8 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 17. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 194.
Description
Penard, F. P. & A. P. Penard 1910. De vogels van Guyana (Suriname, Cayenne en Demerara), deel 2. Paramaribo., p. 504.
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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