AnAge entry for Ara ararauna
Classification (HAGRID: 01190)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Ara
- Species
- Ara ararauna
- Common name
- Blue-and-yellow macaw
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 43 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 575
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
There are anecdotal records of animals kept as pets living over 50 years but none have been confirmed. In captivity, these animals have been known to breed from about 8 years of age [0979].
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
- [0979] Young et al. (2012), Survival on the ark: life history trends in captive parrots (PubMed)
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0575] Flower (1938), Furter notes on the duration of life in animals. IV. Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177661
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9226
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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