Sporophila corvina
- 17.4 × 13 mm
- Clutch: 2 eggs
Breeds in Mexico, Central America (6 countries) and South America (3 countries)
Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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Mexico: MexicoCentral America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Pale grey or blue-grey, finely speckled or blotched with cinnamon to dark brown, with some black spots and scrawls, crowded at the thick end.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 23 eggs: Skutch, A. F. 1954. Life histories of Central American birds. Pacific Coast Avifauna 31., p. 23.
Agrees with: Huber, W. 1932. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 84: 241–242, quoted in Wetmore, A., R. F. Pasquier & S. L. Olson 1984. The birds of the Republic of Panamá, part 4. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(4)., p. 568. - Description
- Skutch 1954, Life Histories of Central American Birds (Pacific Coast Avifauna 31).
- 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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