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Illustration of a Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) egg, 23.8 × 16.8 mm
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Paroaria coronata

  • 23.8 × 16.8 mm
Breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

Pale green, covered with dark brown and lavender-grey spots, mottling and streaks (like Diuca Finch); glossy.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 36 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 275.
Description
Ogilvie-Grant 1912 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 5).
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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