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Illustration of a Long-tailed Mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) egg, 27.9 × 20.3 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Mimus longicaudatus

  • 27.9 × 20.3 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Ecuador, Peru

Pale ground thickly freckled light reddish brown over the whole surface, a little heavier at one end; slightly glossy.

Sources of information

Size
Oates, E. W. & S. G. Reid 1905. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 4. London.
Description
Oates & Reid 1905 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 4).
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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