AnAge entry for Plegadis ridgwayi
Classification (HAGRID: 01392)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Plegadis
- Species
- Plegadis ridgwayi
- Common name
- Puna ibis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 18 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 649
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One animal was still alive after 18 years in captivity [0649].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 584 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0649] Brouwer et al. (1994), Longevity and breeding records of ibises and spoonbills in captivity
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174927
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 33576
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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