AnAge entry for Haematopus ostralegus

Classification (HAGRID: 00385)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Charadriiformes
                Family: Haematopodidae
                    Genus: Haematopus
Species: Haematopus ostralegus
Common name: Eurasian oystercatcher

Maximum longevity: 43.3 years (wild)
Source: ref. 450
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals have been known to live up to 43.3 years [0450].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
[0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data (PubMed)
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds