AnAge entry for Geopelia striata
Classification (HAGRID: 00597)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geopelia
- Species
- Geopelia striata
- Common name
- Zebra dove
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 18.7 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1305
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One banded individual was found to be at least 18.7 years old [1305].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Clutch or litter size
- Breedings per year
- Weight at birth
- Adult weight
- 56.6 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0575] Flower (1938), Furter notes on the duration of life in animals. IV. Birds
- [1305] ABBBS - Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177196
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- ADW account (if available)
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 444140
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