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Illustration of an Olivaceous Piculet (Picumnus olivaceus) egg, 16.57 × 12.3 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Picumnus olivaceus

  • 16.57 × 12.3 mm
  • Clutch: 2–3 eggs
Breeds in Central America (5 countries) and South America (4 countries)
show all 9Central America: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Pure white and glossy, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 3 eggs: Skutch, A. F. 1969. Life histories of Central American birds III. Pacific Coast Avifauna 35., p. 536.
Description
Skutch, A. F. 1969. Life Histories of Central American Birds III. Pacific Coast Avifauna 35.
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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