AnAge entry for Podilymbus podiceps
Classification (HAGRID: 01438)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Podilymbus
- Species
- Podilymbus podiceps
- Common name
- Pied-billed grebe
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Observations on one individual suggest it may live at least 5 years [0445].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Incubation
- 23 days
- Clutch size
- 6.23 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- 14.9 g
- Adult weight
- 430 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174505
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9252
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