Conirostrum sitticolor
- 19.8 × 13.2 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Pale greenish white, blotched and spotted with lilac-grey and a few small purplish-black spots, chiefly at the larger end; no gloss.
Sources of information
- Size
- Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 351.
- Description
- Ogilvie-Grant 1912 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 5).
- 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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