AnAge entry for Caracara plancus
Classification (HAGRID: 00543)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Caracara
- Species
- Caracara plancus
- Common name
- Southern caracara
- Synonyms
- Polyborus plancus, Polyborus plancus plancus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 37.6 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 575
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A specimen of a Brazilian caracara classified as Polyborus tharus lived 37.6 years in captivity [0575]. Record longevity in the wild is 17.6 years [0427].
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
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0575] Flower (1938), Furter notes on the duration of life in animals. IV. Birds
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 554146
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8951
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