AnAge entry for Theristicus caerulescens
Classification (HAGRID: 01394)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Theristicus
- Species
- Theristicus caerulescens
- Common name
- Plumbeous ibis
- Synonyms
- Harpiprion caerulescens
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen was still alive after 7 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
- 1,500 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
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- ITIS 563411
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- Taxonomy ID 1118847
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