AnAge entry for Ara ambiguus
Classification (HAGRID: 01189)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Ara
- Species
- Ara ambiguus
- Common name
- Great green macaw
- Synonyms
- Ara ambigua
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 29 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen was still alive after 29 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 714033
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 467031
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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