AnAge entry for Pelecanus occidentalis
Classification (HAGRID: 01059)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae
Genus: Pelecanus
- Species
- Pelecanus occidentalis
- Common name
- Brown pelican
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 43 years
- Source
- ref. 445
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Banding studies suggest that only 30% of animals survive their first year of life and less than 2% live more than 10 years. Maximum longevity is 43 years [0445].
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
- [0061] Monaghan and Metcalfe (2000), Genome size and longevity (PubMed)
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0438] Smithsonian National Zoological Park
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174685
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 37043
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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