Megascops hoyi
- 34.9 × 29.9 mm (estimated)
- 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. Speculative: we haven't found documented measurements of this egg yet, so we estimated its size from related birds.
Breeds in Argentina, Bolivia
Plain white, as in all owl eggs (we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet).
Sources of information
- Size
- Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same genus: Megascops albogularis, Megascops asio, Megascops atricapilla, Megascops barbarus, Megascops choliba ….
- Description
- Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 10. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 25.
- 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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