Sporophila simplex
- 17.4 × 12.5 mm (estimated)
- Speculative: we haven't found documented measurements of this egg yet, so we estimated its size from related birds.
Breeds in Ecuador, Peru
Bluish grey to pale olive-green, with many irregular, partly very large spots in pale grey or yellowish grey, olive and black; very slightly glossy.
Sources of information
- Size
- Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same genus: Sporophila americana, Sporophila angolensis, Sporophila bouvreuil, Sporophila bouvronides, Sporophila caerulescens ….
- Description
- Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 163.
- 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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