AnAge entry for Gyps bengalensis
Classification (HAGRID: 00255)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Gyps
- Species
- Gyps bengalensis
- Common name
- White-rumped vulture, or Bengal vulture
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
The record longevity for this species is 17.2 years [0575]. Anecdotal reports, however, suggest that these animals may live over 40 years, which may be true.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 4,385 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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175485
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 43491
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