AnAge entry for Aix galericulata
Classification (HAGRID: 00286)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Aix
- Species
- Aix galericulata
- Common name
- Mandarin duck
- Synonyms
- Anas galericulata
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 10.4 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 0553
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
Banding studies suggest these animals can live up to 10.4 years in the wild [0553], though given the longevity of similar species this value is likely underestimated. Anecdotal evidence suggest they may live up to 20 years.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 363 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- 29 days
- Clutch size
- 10.5 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 570 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0553] Robinson and Clark (2012), The Online Ringing Report: Bird ringing in Britain & Ireland in 2011
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175123
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8832
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