AnAge entry for Leucosticte tephrocotis
Classification (HAGRID: 00902)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Leucosticte
- Species
- Leucosticte tephrocotis
- Common name
- Gray-crowned rosy-finch
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 6.6 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 445
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity these animals have been reported to live up to 24 years [0972], but this has not been verified.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Incubation
- 14 days
- Clutch size
- 4 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 2
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 35.7 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 179215
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 217134
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