Nothocercus julius
- 72.1 × 49.9 mm (estimated)
- Speculative: we haven't found a documented description of this egg yet, so we estimated its colours and markings and its size from related birds.
Breeds in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Unmarked, highly glossy; no description found yet, drawn rich blue like Nothocercus bonapartii.
Sources of information
- Size
- Estimated, no measurements found: the median length and width of measured eggs of the same genus: Nothocercus bonapartei.
- Description
- Sclater, P.L. & Salvin, O. (PZS, Salmon's Antioquia collection): Nothocercus bonapartii egg 'rich dark Sevres-blue'; support: Wikipedia, Tawny-breasted tinamou (no egg description).
- 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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