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Illustration of a Black-tailed Leaftosser (Sclerurus caudacutus) egg, 27.4 × 20.3 mm
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Sclerurus caudacutus

  • 27.4 × 20.3 mm (approx.)
Breeds in South America (9 countries)
show all 9South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

White, unmarked, glossless.

Sources of information

Size
Oates, E. W. & S. G. Reid 1903. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 3. London., p. 182.
Description
Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung); supporting: Oates & Reid 1903 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 3).
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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