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Illustration of a Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) egg, 43.8 × 35.95 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Ictinia plumbea

  • 43.8 × 35.95 mm (approx.)
  • Clutch: 1 egg
Breeds in Mexico, Central America (6 countries), Trinidad and Tobago and South America (11 countries)
show all 19Mexico: Mexico
Central America: Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Chalky white with a faint pale bluish tint, finely granulated, unmarked.

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. 179.
Description
Wetmore 1965, The Birds of the Republic of Panamá, Part 1 (Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 150).
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 7, p. 70.
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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