AnAge entry for Jabiru mycteria
Classification (HAGRID: 00496)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Jabiru
- Species
- Jabiru mycteria
- Common name
- Jabiru
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 27.4 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 668
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
There is an anecdotal report of one animal living for 36 years at Amsterdam Zoo. Because this report is unverified, the record longevity for this species belongs to a captive specimen that was still alive at Wuppertal Zoo after 27.4 years in captivity [0668].
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
- [0668] Brouwer et al. (1992), Longevity and breeding records of storks
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174917
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 33591
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