AnAge entry for Branta canadensis
Classification (HAGRID: 00279)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
- Species
- Branta canadensis
- Common name
- Canada goose
- Synonyms
- Anas canadensis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 42 years
- Source
- Multiple references, please see bibliography below
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One anecdotal report indicated an animal that lived 80 years in captivity [0444].
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
- [0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174999
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8853
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google