Streptoprocne rutila
- 22.9 × 14.5 mm
- Its colour follows its family (the eggs of all its relatives are alike); we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet.
Breeds in Mexico, Central America (7 countries), Trinidad and Tobago and South America (5 countries)
Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago
South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
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Mexico: MexicoCentral America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago
South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Plain white, as in all swift eggs (we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet).
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 5 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 11. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 658.
- Description
- Oates, E. W. & S. G. Reid 1903. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 3. London.
- 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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