AnAge entry for Sphyrapicus varius
Classification (HAGRID: 01431)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Sphyrapicus
- Species
- Sphyrapicus varius
- Common name
- Yellow-bellied sapsucker
- Synonyms
- Sphyrapicus varius varius, Sphyrapicus varius appalachiensis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 7.8 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
- 2.5 g
- Adult weight
- 45 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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 178202
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 56079
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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