AnAge entry for Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Classification (HAGRID: 00399)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Phalaenoptilus
- Species
- Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Common name
- Common poorwill
- Synonyms
- Phalaenoptilus nuttalli, Caprimulgus nuttallii
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild, these animals have been reported to live more than 3 years [0001]. Their maximum longevity is likely underestimated, though. Annual mortality is about 47% [0445].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Incubation
- 20 days
- Clutch size
- 2 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 2
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 37.5 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- Not yet available
- Basal metabolic rate
- 0.1566 W
- Body mass
- 35.0 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.004474 W/g
References
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0425] Bennett and Harvey (1987), Active and resting metabolism in birds: allometry, phylogeny and ecology
- [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 555544
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 48437
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