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Illustration of a Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner (Automolus exsertus) egg, 26.6 × 19.8 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Automolus exsertus

  • 26.6 × 19.8 mm
  • Clutch: 2–3 eggs
Breeds in Costa Rica, Panama

Pure white, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 2 eggs: Skutch 1969, quoted in Wetmore, A. 1972. The birds of the Republic of Panamá, part 3. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(3)., p. 98 (PDF 108).
Description
Wetmore 1972, The Birds of the Republic of Panama pt 3 (Smithson. Misc. Coll. 150), summarising Skutch 1969 (A. o. exsertus, SW Costa Rica).
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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