AnAge entry for Amazona aestiva
Classification (HAGRID: 01168)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Amazona
- Species
- Amazona aestiva
- Common name
- Blue-fronted amazon
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 49 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen lived for 49 years in captivity [0669].
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
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177783
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 12930
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