AnAge entry for Bubulcus ibis
Classification (HAGRID: 01047)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Bubulcus
- Species
- Bubulcus ibis
- Common name
- Cattle egret
- Synonyms
- Bubulcus ibis ibis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 23 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In Hawaii, reported to breed twice a year and year round [0445].
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)
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
- [0448] Woodland Park Zoo
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174803
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 110668
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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