AnAge entry for Cacatua leadbeateri
Classification (HAGRID: 01215)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Cacatua
- Species
- Cacatua leadbeateri
- Common name
- Pink cockatoo
- Synonyms
- Cacatura leadbeateri
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 83 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 852
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen named "Cookie", acquired in 1934 at the age of 1, died in 2016 in Brookfield Zoo, making it 83 years-old [0852]. It is one of the longest-lived birds on record. In captivity, these animals have been known to breed from about 5 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
- [0852] Brookfield Zoo
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 554838
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 471713
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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