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Illustration of a Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura) egg, 18.6 × 12.95 mm
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Chaetura brachyura

  • 18.6 × 12.95 mm (approx.)
  • Clutch: 3–5 eggs
Breeds in Panama, the Caribbean and South America (9 countries)
show all 12Central America: Panama
The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean islands
South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Dull white, without gloss, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Wetmore, A. 1968. The birds of the Republic of Panamá, part 2. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(2)., p. 240.
Description
Wetmore 1968, The Birds of the Republic of Panama pt 2 (Smithson. Misc. Coll. 150), p. 240.
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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