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Illustration of a Giant Snipe (Gallinago undulata) egg, 54.3 × 37.6 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Gallinago undulata

  • 54.3 × 37.6 mm
Breeds in South America (9 countries)
show all 9South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Pale creamy buff with small rusty-brown spots over pale purple spots and blotches.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 7 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 7. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 411.
Description
Oates 1902 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 2).
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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