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Illustration of a Plain-colored Seedeater (Catamenia inornata) egg, 19.73 × 14.2 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Catamenia inornata

  • 19.73 × 14.2 mm
  • Clutch: 4 eggs
Breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Pale greenish-blue with brown and dark brown spots and dots, mostly at the blunt end.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 4 eggs: Hornero 13: 244 (c. 1992), Comunicaciones.
Description
El Hornero 13 (1992): 244 note; secondary: Hornero 13: 244 (c. 1992), Comunicaciones note (authors not captured).
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 12, p. 88.
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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