Sicalis luteola
- 17.63 × 13.44 mm
- Clutch: 3–6 eggs
Breeds in Mexico, Central America (5 countries), the Caribbean and South America (12 countries)
Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean islands
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Mexico: MexicoCentral America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean islands
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
White, cream or pale bluish white, thickly speckled and spotted bright reddish brown and chestnut over pale violet-grey under-marks, usually forming a ring or cap at the blunt end.
Sources of information
- Size
- Salvador, S. A. & Salvador, L. A. 1986. Nota sobre la reproducción del misto (Sicalis luteola) en Córdoba, Argentina. El Hornero 12: 274-280., p. 277 (Table 1, p. 278).
Agrees with: Ogilvie-Grant, W. R. 1912. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum (Natural History), Vol. 5. London: British Museum. [Sycalis luteola; normal eggs .64-.8 x .5-.57 in = 16.3-20.3 x 12.7-14.5 mm; two abnormal large eggs; Uruguay, Argentina, Chile], p. 219. - Description
- Salvador, S. A. & Salvador, L. A. 1986 (Córdoba, Argentina); supporting: British Museum Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs (BM).
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 12, p. 42. - 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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