AnAge entry for Ammodramus caudacutus
Classification (HAGRID: 00701)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Ammodramus
- Species
- Ammodramus caudacutus
- Common name
- Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow
- Synonyms
- Ammospiza caudacutus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 10 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild these animals may live up to 10 years [0445]. The subspecies Ammodramus caudacutus nelsoni is classified by some authors as a separate species.
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
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 179344
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 69262
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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