Haematopus ater
- 57.9 × 40.6 mm
- Clutch: 2 eggs
Breeds in Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands, Peru
Pale creamy buff, with black-brown and grey spots of mixed sizes and a few lines all over.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 7 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. 140.
- Description
- de la Peña 2025 (Aves Argentinas tomo 4); supporting: Oates 1902 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 2).
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 4, p. 140. - 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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