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Illustration of a Southern Nightingale-Wren (Microcerculus marginatus) egg, 22.6 × 18 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Microcerculus marginatus

  • 22.6 × 18 mm (approx.)
  • Speculative: we haven't found a documented description of this egg yet, so we estimated its colours and markings from related birds.
Breeds in Costa Rica, Panama, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

No documented description found yet; drawn like the Veracruz Wren egg (same family).

Sources of information

Size
Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 19. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 347.
Description
Estimated, no description found: drawn like a related egg (Veracruz Wren).
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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