AnAge entry for Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Classification (HAGRID: 00754)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Acrocephalidae
                    Genus: Acrocephalus
Species: Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Common name: Great reed-warbler

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 10.1 years (wild)
Source: ref. 450
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days
Incubation
Clutch size: (oviparous)
Clutches per year
Weight at hatching
Adult weight: 30 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 0.2570 W
Body mass: 21.9 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.011735 W/g

References

[0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data (PubMed)

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 558408
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account (if available)
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 39621
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