Hydropsalis climacocerca
- 27 × 19.4 mm
Breeds in South America (9 countries)
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South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, VenezuelaYellowish grey to cream with faint violet clouds, scattered grey-black spots and short lines; nearly glossless.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 10 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 11. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pp. 650, 651.
- Description
- Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung); supporting: Oates & Reid 1903 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 3), p. 61.
- 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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