Megascops choliba
- 34.9 × 29.9 mm
- Clutch: 3–4 eggs
Breeds in Central America (2 countries), Trinidad and Tobago and South America (12 countries)
The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Central America: Costa Rica, PanamaThe Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
White, unmarked; oval.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 4 eggs: de la Peña, M. R. 2025. Aves Argentinas: descripción, comportamiento, reproducción y distribución. Comunicaciones del Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales "Florentino Ameghino" (Nueva Serie). Santa Fe., tomo 7, p. 179.
- Description
- de la Peña 2025 (Aves Argentinas tomo 7).
- 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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