AnAge entry for Egretta rufescens
Classification (HAGRID: 01362)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
- Species
- Egretta rufescens
- Common name
- Reddish egret
- Synonyms
- Dichromanassa rufescens, Ardea rufescens
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 22 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 972
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,461 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,461 days
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- 3 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 614 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0972] Wasser and Sherman (2010), Avian longevities and their interpretation under evolutionary theories of senescence
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174824
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 56074
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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