AnAge entry for Falco vespertinus
Classification (HAGRID: 00659)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
- Species
- Falco vespertinus
- Common name
- Red-footed falcon
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 13.2 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 450
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity these animals have been reported to live up to 18 years [0972], but this has not been verified.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 363 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 152.5 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
- [0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175656
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- Taxonomy ID 56351
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