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Illustration of an Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana) egg, 25 × 22 mm
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Eupsittula nana

  • 25 × 22 mm (approx.)
  • 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.
  • Clutch: 4–5 eggs
Breeds in Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Caribbean islands

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

Sources of information

Size
Nehrkorn, A. 1899. Katalog der Eiersammlung nebst Beschreibungen der aussereuropäischen Eier. Braunschweig.
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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