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So many different birds, so many different eggs. Galliformes probably lay the most eggs. The largest, however, comes from the ostrich. The emu’s egg is also quite large and sturdy. After all, the shell has to withstand the rather heavy male that incubates the dark green eggs. With the martineta tinamou and tataupa tinamou the males also take care of the offspring. The shell of the eggs looks almost lacquer-ish and does reflect light in a special way. In contrast, the bluish guira cuckoo eggs look rather rough and cracked. In this species, the females breed together in a common nest. The willow grouse lays light brown eggs with dark brown spots – the perfect camouflage on moorland or in the tundra. The raven eggs also match the nest environment, green with irregular brown spots. The cream-colored eggs of the pearl-spotted owlet look very simple. In their natural hiding place – surrounded by wood and shade – they are almost invisible.

Specimens in the Bionicum: Bavarian State Collections of Natural History (SNSB)