AnAge entry for Ciconia episcopus
Classification (HAGRID: 00573)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Ciconia
- Species
- Ciconia episcopus
- Common name
- Woolly-necked stork
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 32 years (captivity)
- Source
- Zoe Bryant, pers. comm.
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One wild-born female specimen was estimated to be at least 32 years of age and still alive at London Zoo in 2020. She was no longer receptive to the male for breeding, although she successfully bred and reared a chick before (Zoe Bryant, pers. comm.).
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 2,061 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0668] Brouwer et al. (1992), Longevity and breeding records of storks
External Resources
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- ITIS 174908
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- Taxonomy ID 52776
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