AnAge entry for Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Classification (HAGRID: 00463)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Ichthyaetus
- Species
- Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Common name
- Great black-headed gull
- Synonyms
- Larus ichthyaetus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals. They have been reported to live at least 9 years [0729], though their maximum longevity is possibly much longer.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 1,394 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
External Resources
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- ITIS 824068
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 126702
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