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Illustration of a Pallid Dove (Leptotila pallida) egg, 31 × 21 mm
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Leptotila pallida

  • 31 × 21 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 Colombia, Ecuador, 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
Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 8. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 505.
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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