AnAge entry for Elanus leucurus
Classification (HAGRID: 00221)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Elanus
- Species
- Elanus leucurus
- Common name
- White-tailed kite
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 6 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 427
- Sample size
- Tiny
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
The record longevity of this species is 6 years for a banded animal that was shot [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
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175282
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 321063
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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