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Illustration of a Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) egg, 60.7 × 37.4 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Poikilocarbo gaimardi

  • 60.7 × 37.4 mm
  • Clutch: 3 eggs
Breeds in Argentina, Chile, Peru

Long ovoid, whitish pale blue covered by a chalky coat.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 6 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 6, p. 143.
Description
de la Peña 2025 (Aves Argentinas tomo 6); Oates 1902 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 2).
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 6, p. 143.
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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