Pionites melanocephalus
- 29 × 23 mm (approx.)
- 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 from related birds.
Breeds in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Plain white, as in all parrot eggs (we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet).
Sources of information
- Size
- World Parrot Trust, Parrot Encyclopedia (parrots.org), species profile 'Clutch and Egg Size'.
- Description
- Oates, E. W. & S. G. Reid 1903. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 3. London.
- 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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