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Illustration of a Santa Marta Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanocephalus) egg, 23.8 × 17.3 mm
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Atlapetes melanocephalus

  • 23.8 × 17.3 mm (estimated)
  • Speculative: we haven't found documented measurements of this egg yet, so we estimated its size from related birds.
Breeds in Colombia

Pure white, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same genus: Atlapetes albinucha, Atlapetes albofrenatus, Atlapetes citrinellus, Atlapetes latinuchus, Atlapetes pallidiceps ….
Description
Todd, W. E. C. & M. A. Carriker Jr. 1922. The birds of the Santa Marta region of Colombia: a study in altitudinal distribution. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 14., p. 525.
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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