Melozone cabanisi
- 23.3 × 16.8 mm
Breeds in Costa Rica
Bluish white with sparse cinnamon and dull pink specks, some blurred, some sharp, denser towards the top where they form a distinct ring of more chestnut colour.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 3 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 272.
- Description
- Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 169.
- 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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