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Illustration of a Black-capped Foliage-gleaner (Philydor atricapillus) egg, 22.9 × 17.2 mm
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Philydor atricapillus

  • 22.9 × 17.2 mm
  • Clutch: 3 eggs
Breeds in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

White.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 8 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 14. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 30.
Description
Gussoni et al. 2023, Bol. Mus. Para. Emílio Goeldi Ciênc. Nat. 18(1).
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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