AnAge entry for Aratinga chloroptera
Classification (HAGRID: 01200)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Aratinga
- Species
- Aratinga chloroptera
- Common name
- Hispaniolan parakeet
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. It has been reported that they can live up to 30.8 years in captivity [0979], which is plausible but has not been confirmed.
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)
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177678
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 867386
- Entrez
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