AnAge entry for Pionites melanocephalus
Classification (HAGRID: 01606)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pionites
- Species
- Pionites melanocephalus
- Common name
- Black-headed parrot
- Synonyms
- Pionites melanocephala
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 22.6 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen was still alive after 22.6 years in captivity [0669].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 149 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 714062
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 309866
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