AnAge entry for Acrocephalus sechellensis

Classification (HAGRID: 00629)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Acrocephalidae
                    Genus: Acrocephalus
Species: Acrocephalus sechellensis
Common name: Seychelles warbler
Synonyms: Bebrornis sechellensis

Maximum longevity: 17 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1133
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals have been observed to live up to 17 years [1133]. Evidence of reproductive senescence has been reported in females over 6 years of age [0048]. Annual survival has been reported to be 0.84 for adults [0748], but declines in animals older than six years to 46% at age 17. Both sexes show similar onset and rate of survival senescence [1205].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1205] Hammers et al. (2015), Senescence in the wild: Insights from a long-term study on Seychelles warblers (PubMed)
[1133] Barrett et al. (2013), Telomere length and dynamics predict mortality in a wild longitudinal study (PubMed)
[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0803] Richardson et al. (2007), Grandparent helpers: the adaptive significance of older, postdominant helpers in the Seychelles warbler (PubMed)
[0788] Brouwer et al. (2007), Heterozygosity-fitness correlations in a bottlenecked island species: a case study on the Seychelles warbler (PubMed)
[0748] Brouwer et al. (2006), The role of group size and environmental factors on survival in a cooperatively breeding tropical passerine (PubMed)
[0048] Komdeur (1996), Influence of age on reproductive performance in the Seychelles warbler