They are pale green, splotched with brownish marks. Its underparts are cream to yellow splotched with orange. Differences include juveniles having black splotched wings and a yellower bill. Shell color ranges from creamy white to a dark brown, often with splotched patterning. In the primary form, his face is blue and splotched with blood. Three to five splotched blue-green eggs are laid and incubated for 11 days.