Do you that Tinamous Birds produce some of the most Colorful Eggshells in the World

                                                                Eggs with colorful shells

The eggs of the Tinamou, a shy, ground-dwelling bird native to South and Central America is one of the most colorful eggshell in the world. Tinamous, which look something like a cross between a guinea hen and a roadrunner, has a feather with shades of brown and gray.

Tinamou produce some of the most spectacular eggshells in the world, in colors like sky blue, lime green and rich chocolate and so glossy that they can reflect overhead trees and brush.

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Photo Credit:  Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times