Fulica leucoptera
- 48.79 × 34.12 mm
Breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Uruguay
Ochre-buff, evenly speckled and spotted with dark chestnut and pale grey; almost glossless.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 78 eggs: 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 4, p. 86.
- Description
- Oates 1901 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 1); supporting: Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung).
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 4, p. 86. - 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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