AnAge entry for Eclectus roratus
Classification (HAGRID: 01239)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Eclectus
- Species
- Eclectus roratus
- Common name
- Eclectus parrot
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 28.5 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen lived 28.5 years at San Diego Zoo. It stopped breeding four years before it died [0669]. It has been reported that these animals can live up to 40.8 years in captivity [0979], but this has not been verified; the same study reported that these animals can breed from about 3 years of age in captivity.
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
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177542
- Animal Diversity Web
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 176024
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