AnAge entry for Himantopus mexicanus
Classification (HAGRID: 00507)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Genus: Himantopus
- Species
- Himantopus mexicanus
- Common name
- Black-necked (Hawaiian) stilt
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 25 years (captivity)
- Source
- Sarah Shannon, pers. comm.
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A captive born male died at 25 years (Sarah Shannon, pers. comm.).
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Incubation
- 25 days
- Clutch size
- 4 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- 13.6 g
- Adult weight
- 186 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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 176726
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 227231
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