AnAge entry for Falco mexicanus
Classification (HAGRID: 00549)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
- Species
- Falco mexicanus
- Common name
- Prairie falcon
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- IMR
- 0.25/year
- MRDT
- Not yet available
- Maximum longevity
- 17.2 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 427
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Though some animals may breed at age 1, most only breed after age 2. The average longevity in the wild is about 2.5 years. The IMR was estimated based on data from wild populations [0437]. In captivity, animals might live up to 20 years, though these claims have not been verified.
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
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
- [0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175603
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 279964
- Entrez
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- Images
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