AnAge entry for Mycteria cinerea
Classification (HAGRID: 00501)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Mycteria
- Species
- Mycteria cinerea
- Common name
- Milky stork
- Synonyms
- Ibis cinereus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 12.4 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 668
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
One captive animal lived for 12.4 years [0668]. Longevity in this species has not been studied in detail and thus maximum longevity could be underestimated.
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 561279
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 52780
- Entrez
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- Images
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