AnAge entry for Gyps fulvus
Classification (HAGRID: 00227)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Gyps
- Species
- Gyps fulvus
- Common name
- Griffon vulture, or Eurasian griffon
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 41.4 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One captive specimen reportedly lived to 41.4 years of age [0001].
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
- [0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175487
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 36247
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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