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Illustration of a Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus) egg, 22.4 × 17.1 mm
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Ramphocelus dimidiatus

  • 22.4 × 17.1 mm
  • Clutch: 2 eggs
Breeds in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela

Light blue, thickly sprinkled with irregular black spots of various sizes, some pale lilac spots and black scrawls, heavier at the larger end.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 4 eggs: Skutch, A. F. 1954. Life histories of Central American birds. Pacific Coast Avifauna 31., p. 169.
Description
Skutch 1954, Life Histories of Central American Birds (Pacific Coast Avifauna 31), p. 169; supporting: Wetmore, Pasquier & Olson 1984, The Birds of the Republic of Panama, part 4.
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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