AnAge entry for Cyanocitta cristata
Classification (HAGRID: 00683)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocitta
- Species
- Cyanocitta cristata
- Common name
- Blue jay
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 26.2 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 445
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Record longevity in the wild is 18.3 years [0579]. One captive female lived 26.2 years [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
- [0061] Monaghan and Metcalfe (2000), Genome size and longevity (PubMed)
- [0579] Clapp et al. (1983), Longevity records of North American birds: Columbidae through Paridae
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 179680
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 28727
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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