AnAge entry for Picoides pubescens

Classification (HAGRID: 01423)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Piciformes
                Family: Picidae
                    Genus: Picoides
Species: Picoides pubescens
Common name: Downy woodpecker
Synonyms: Dendrocopos pubescens

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 11.9 years (wild)
Source: ref. 427
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days
Incubation: 12 days
Clutch size: 5 (oviparous)
Clutches per year: 1
Weight at hatching: 1.67 g
Adult weight: 25.6 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 0.3830 W
Body mass: 21.7 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.017650 W/g

References

[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data (PubMed)
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 178259
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 118200
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