AnAge entry for Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Classification (HAGRID: 01371)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Phalacrocorax
- Species
- Phalacrocorax brasilianus
- Common name
- Neotropic cormorant
- Synonyms
- Phalacrocorax olivaceus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 12.6 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 576
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Oldest bird in banding studies was 12.6 years-old [0576]. Some authors consider the northern subspecies, to which the longevity records refers to, as a separate species called Phalacrocorax olivaceus.
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
- [0576] Clapp et al. (1982), Longevity records of North American birds: Gaviidae through Alcidae
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 554375
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 37046
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