Porphyrio flavirostris
- 32.4 × 24.7 mm
Breeds in Trinidad and Tobago and South America (9 countries)
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela
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The Caribbean: Trinidad and TobagoSouth America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela
Creamy, with a great many small reddish-brown spots all over.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 3 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 6. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 351.
- Description
- Haverschmidt, F. 1968. Birds of Surinam. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh and London., p. 92.
- 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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