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Illustration of a Pavonine Quetzal (Pharomachrus pavoninus) egg, 31.95 × 27.85 mm
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Pharomachrus pavoninus

  • 31.95 × 27.85 mm
Breeds in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Pale blue with small brownish-buff speckles.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 2 eggs: Lebbin, D. J. 2007, quoted in Pulgarín-R., P. C. & O. A. Laverde-R. 2015. The nest and eggs of the White-tipped Quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127: 145-148, Table 1.
Description
Lebbin, D. J. 2007, quoted in Pulgarín-R., P. C. & O. A. Laverde-R. 2015. The nest and eggs of the White-tipped Quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127: 145-148, Table 1.
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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