AnAge entry for Torgos tracheliotus
Classification (HAGRID: 00277)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Torgos
- Species
- Torgos tracheliotus
- Common name
- Lappet-faced vulture
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 23.9 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1343
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
These birds have been found to live up to 23.9 years, in the wild [1343].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1343] Paijmans et al. (2017), SAFRING longevity and movement records for southern African vultures (subfamilies Aegypiinae and Gypaetinae)
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- ITIS 563501
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