AnAge entry for Guaruba guarouba
Classification (HAGRID: 01255)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Guaruba
- Species
- Guaruba guarouba
- Common name
- Golden conure
- Synonyms
- Aratinga guarouba
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 23.2 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen lived 23.2 years in captivity [0669]. It has been reported that these animals can live up to 60.9 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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 714040
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 51906
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