AnAge entry for Phasianus colchicus
Classification (HAGRID: 00589)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Phasianus
- Species
- Phasianus colchicus
- Common name
- Common pheasant
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 27 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 575
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- High
- Observations
In the wild, mortality is high and only 5% of animals survive up to age 3 [0437].
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
- [0575] Flower (1938), Furter notes on the duration of life in animals. IV. Birds
- [0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175905
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9054
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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