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Illustration of a Point-tailed Palmcreeper (Berlepschia rikeri) egg, 24.3 × 18 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Berlepschia rikeri

  • 24.3 × 18 mm (estimated)
  • Speculative: we haven't found a description of this egg (a source we checked reports it as undescribed), so we estimated its colours and markings and its size from related birds.
Breeds in South America (9 countries)
show all 9South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

No documented description found yet; drawn like the Ivory-billed Woodcreeper egg (same family).

Sources of information

Size
Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same family: Anabacerthia amaurotis, Anabacerthia striaticollis, Anumbius annumbi, Aphrastura spinicauda, Asthenes anthoides ….
Description
Wikipedia (English), 'Point-tailed palmcreeper' (summarising Birds of the World): 'The clutch size, incubation period, time to fledging, and details of parental care are not known.' (says the egg has not been described).
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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