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Illustration of a Rufous-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius rutilus) egg, 18.2 × 13.8 mm
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Pheugopedius rutilus

  • 18.2 × 13.8 mm
  • Clutch: 3 eggs
Breeds in Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Venezuela

White with a heavy wreath of brown spots round the thickest part and a sprinkling over the rest.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 3 eggs: Skutch, A. F. 1960. Life histories of Central American birds II. Pacific Coast Avifauna 34., p. 120.
Description
Skutch 1960 (Pacific Coast Avifauna 34).
Agrees with: Wetmore et al. 1984 (Birds of Panama pt 4).
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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