AnAge entry for Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Classification (HAGRID: 00495)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Ephippiorhynchus
- Species
- Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
- Common name
- Saddle-billed stork
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 30.2 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 668
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Although there are anecdotal reports suggesting longer lifespans, the oldest animal of this species on record is an individual at Zurich Zoo that lived to the age of 30.2 years [0668].
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
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0668] Brouwer et al. (1992), Longevity and breeding records of storks
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174915
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 52785
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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