▁that ▁it ▁sc ares ▁away ▁compet itors . ▁ ▁Fem ales ▁out number ▁the ▁males ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁species , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁var ieg ated ▁tin am ou , ▁having ▁a ▁ 4 : 1 ▁female - to - male ▁ratio . ▁They ▁also ▁only ▁have ▁a ▁ 2 - eg g ▁cl utch , ▁which ▁would ▁explain ▁why ▁they ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁that ▁have ▁multiple ▁cl ut ches . ▁ ▁Once ▁cop ulation ▁has ▁taken ▁place , ▁the ▁female ▁will ▁choose ▁a ▁nest ▁site ▁that ▁is ▁typically ▁a ▁de pression ▁covered ▁with ▁leaves ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁tree ▁tr unk , ▁usually ▁between ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁but tr esses . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁that ▁are ▁sav anna ▁style ▁birds ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁small - bil led ▁tin am ou ▁will ▁instead ▁lay ▁their ▁eggs ▁in ▁a ▁cav ity ▁near ▁a ▁cl ump ▁of ▁grass . ▁ ▁The ▁eggs ▁are ▁o val ▁or ▁elli pt ical ▁on ▁the ▁smaller ▁birds ▁and ▁near ▁spher ical ▁in ▁the ▁larger ▁birds , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁und ulated ▁tin am ou ▁and ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁tin am ou . ▁The ▁color ings ▁of ▁the ▁eggs ▁are ▁varied , ▁but ▁in ▁general ▁are ▁bright ly ▁colored ▁with ▁no ▁s plot ches ▁or ▁sp ots ; ▁the ▁colors ▁fade ▁over ▁time ▁and ▁usually ▁will ▁change ▁to ▁a ▁less ▁over t ▁color ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁inc ub ation ▁period . ▁The ▁pre dom inate ▁colors ▁are ▁ch oc olate ▁or ▁red ▁wine ▁with ▁the