AnAge entry for Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Classification (HAGRID: 00391)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Charadriiformes
                Family: Laridae
                    Genus: Chroicocephalus
Species: Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common name: Black-headed gull
Synonyms: Larus ridibundus, Larus ridibundus ridibundus

Maximum longevity: 32.9 years (wild)
Source: ref. 856
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One ringed individual was at least 32.9 years of age the last time it was re-identified [0856]. There is also an anecdotal report of a specimen living 63 years in the Faroe Islands [0444], but its authenticity is dubious.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0856] van Dijk et al. (2012), New longevity records of Black-headed Gull, with comments on wear and loss of aluminium rings
[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