AnAge entry for Aptenodytes patagonicus

Classification (HAGRID: 01333)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Sphenisciformes
                Family: Spheniscidae
                    Genus: Aptenodytes
Species: Aptenodytes patagonicus
Common name: King penguin

Maximum longevity: 27 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1305
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One banded individual was found to be at least 27 years old [1305].

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

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0510] Reynolds and Lee (1996), Phylogenetic analysis of avian energetics: passerines and non-passerines do not differ
[0993] Gailey-Phipps (1978), A world survey of penguins in captivity
[0575] Flower (1938), Furter notes on the duration of life in animals. IV. Birds
[1305] ABBBS - Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme