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Illustration of a Maroon-chested Ground Dove (Paraclaravis mondetoura) egg, 30.6 × 22.7 mm
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Paraclaravis mondetoura

  • 30.6 × 22.7 mm (estimated)
  • Speculative: we haven't found documented measurements of this egg yet, so we estimated its size from related birds.
Breeds in Mexico, Central America (5 countries) and South America (5 countries)
show all 11Mexico: Mexico
Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Pinkish white, unmarked, slight gloss.

Sources of information

Size
Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same family: Claravis pretiosa, Columba livia, Columbina inca, Columbina minuta, Columbina passerina ….
Description
Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung).
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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