AnAge entry for Columba livia

Classification (HAGRID: 00506)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Columbiformes
                Family: Columbidae
                    Genus: Columba
Species: Columba livia
Common name: Rock dove

Maximum longevity: 35 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 1
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: One captive specimen reportedly lived to the age of 35 [0001].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[1246] Coppola et al. (2016), Changes in hippocampal volume and neuron number co-occur with memory decline in old homing pigeons (Columba livia) (PubMed)
[0062] Holmes and Ottinger (2003), Birds as long-lived animal models for the study of aging (PubMed)
[0061] Monaghan and Metcalfe (2000), Genome size and longevity (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
[0399] Sanchez-Refusta et al. (1996), Age-related changes in the medullary reticular epithelial cells of the pigeon bursa of Fabricius (PubMed)
[0405] Holmes and Austad (1995), Birds as animal models for the comparative biology of aging: a prospectus (PubMed)
[0400] Ciriaco et al. (1995), Age-related changes of the noradrenergic and acetylcholinesterase reactive nerve fibres innervating the pigeon bursa of Fabricius (PubMed)
[0404] Barja et al. (1994), Low mitochondrial free radical production per unit O2 consumption can explain the simultaneous presence of high longevity and high aerobic metabolic rate in birds (PubMed)
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online