AnAge entry for Haliaeetus albicilla
Classification (HAGRID: 00228)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliaeetus
- Species
- Haliaeetus albicilla
- Common name
- White-tailed sea-eagle
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 42 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
While some animals may be sexually mature at age 4, first breeding normally does not occur until later [0444]. One captive specimen reportedly lived to the age of 42 [0001]. There is also one mention to animals living up to 95 years [1146], but this has not been confirmed.
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
- [1146] Tristan (2010), The aging raptor (PubMed)
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175419
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8969
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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