Extinct
Campephilus principalis
- 34 × 23.7 mm (estimated)
- Speculative: we haven't found documented measurements of this egg yet, so we estimated its size from related birds.
Breeds in United States
White with the highest porcelain gloss, elongated and more pointed than most woodpecker eggs.
Sources of information
- Size
- Nehrkorn, A. 1899. Katalog der Eiersammlung nebst Beschreibungen der aussereuropäischen Eier. Braunschweig.
- Description
- Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 12. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., pdf p. 39.
- 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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