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Illustration of a Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) egg, 27.6 × 18.7 mm
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Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

  • 27.6 × 18.7 mm (estimated)
  • Speculative: we haven't found documented measurements of this egg yet, so we estimated its size from related birds.
Breeds in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala

Yellowish beige with brown spots.

Sources of information

Size
Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same genus: Nyctiphrynus ocellatus.
Description
Van Tyne, J. 1935. The birds of northern Peten, Guatemala. Univ. Michigan Mus. Zool. Misc. Publ. 27 - via Wikipedia.
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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