AnAge entry for Amazona amazonica
Classification (HAGRID: 01170)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Amazona
- Species
- Amazona amazonica
- Common name
- Orange-winged amazon
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 30 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 575
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen lived for 30 years in captivity [0575]. There are anecdotal reports of animals living longer, up to 71 years of age, but these remain unverified [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
- [0575] Flower (1938), Furter notes on the duration of life in animals. IV. Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177786
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 151758
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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