Morphnus guianensis
- 73.7 × 53.4 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Mexico, Central America (6 countries) and South America (11 countries)
Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
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Mexico: MexicoCentral America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Deep cream with large pale yellow-brown spots concentrated round the larger end, finer spots elsewhere, a few pale lilac-grey spots.
Sources of information
- Size
- Wetmore, A. 1965. The birds of the Republic of Panamá, part 1 (Tinamidae to Rynchopidae). Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(1)., p. 248.
- Description
- Wetmore 1965, The Birds of the Republic of Panamá, Part 1 (Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 150).
- 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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