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Illustration of a Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) egg, 25.1 × 19.4 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Pyrrhura molinae

  • 25.1 × 19.4 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 Caribbean islands, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay

Plain white, as in all parrot eggs (we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet).

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. 493.
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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