AnAge entry for Phoeniconaias minor
Classification (HAGRID: 01403)
- Taxonomy
-
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Family: Phoenicopteridae
Genus: Phoeniconaias
- Species
- Phoeniconaias minor
- Common name
- Lesser flamingo
- Synonyms
- Phoenicopterus minor
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 41 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 991
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One ringed bird was recovered 41 years later [0991].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,090 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Clutch or litter size
- Breedings per year
- Weight at birth
- Adult weight
- 1,500 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0991] Childress (2004), Remarkable Lesser Flamingo recovery
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174978
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 704175
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google