Jacamerops aureus
- 22.5 × 18.9 mm (estimated)
- 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. Speculative: we haven't found documented measurements of this egg yet, so we estimated its size from related birds.
Breeds in Central America (4 countries) and South America (9 countries)
South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
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Central America: Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, PanamaSouth America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Plain white, very glossy, nearly round, as in all jacamar eggs (we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet).
Sources of information
- Size
- Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same family: Galbula albirostris, Galbula galbula, Galbula ruficauda.
- Description
- Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 12. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 20.
- 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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