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Illustration of a Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctigula) egg, 25.1 × 18.9 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Colaptes punctigula

  • 25.1 × 18.9 mm
  • Clutch: 2 eggs
Breeds in Panama and South America (9 countries)
show all 10Central America: Panama
South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Glossy white, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 3 eggs: Hellebrekers, W. P. J. 1942. Revision of the Penard oölogical collection from Surinam. Zoologische Mededelingen 24: 240–275., p. 249.
Description
Hellebrekers, W. P. J. 1942. Revision of the Penard oological collection from Surinam. Zool. Meded. 24.
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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