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Illustration of an Orange-eyed Thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus) egg, 22 × 16.2 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus

  • 22 × 16.2 mm
  • Its colour follows its family (the eggs of all its relatives are alike); we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet.
Breeds in Brazil

Plain white or with a faint greenish-blue tinge, unmarked, as in ovenbird and woodcreeper eggs (we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet).

Sources of information

Size
Average of 15 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 14. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 29.
Description
Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 14. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 12.
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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