Schistochlamys ruficapillus
- 24.7 × 17 mm
Breeds in Brazil
Dark cream, evenly and very densely freckled all over with fine lengthwise dark olive-brown to sepia marks, the ground showing only in narrow gaps.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 4 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 307.
- Description
- Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 244.
- 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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