AnAge entry for Anhinga anhinga

Classification (HAGRID: 01704)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Suliformes
                Family: Anhingidae
                    Genus: Anhinga
Species: Anhinga anhinga
Common name: Anhinga

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 16.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 1
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity: 730 days
Male sexual maturity: 730 days
Incubation: 28 days
Clutch size: 4 (oviparous)
Clutches per year
Weight at hatching
Adult weight: 1,080 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 3.2258 W
Body mass: 1040.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.003102 W/g

References

[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[0425] Bennett and Harvey (1987), Active and resting metabolism in birds: allometry, phylogeny and ecology
[0445] The Birds of North America Online

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 174755
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 56067
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Ageing Literature: Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
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