Metriopelia aymara
- 23.5 × 17.3 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.
Breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru
Plain white, as in all pigeon and dove eggs (we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet).
Sources of information
- Size
- 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 2, p. 128.
- Description
- Oates, E. W. 1901. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 1. 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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