Basileuterus melanogenys
- 19 × 15 mm
Breeds in Costa Rica, Panama
White with small foxy-red to cinnamon spots, mostly at the upper end, and faint grey under-spots.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 2 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 349.
- Description
- Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 29–36. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 303.
- 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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