AnAge entry for Phoenicopterus chilensis
Classification (HAGRID: 01089)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Family: Phoenicopteridae
Genus: Phoenicopterus
- Species
- Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Common name
- Chilean flamingo
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 36.7 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 600
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Demographic studies in captivity suggested these are slow ageing animals [0600]. Some anecdotal evidence indicates these animals may live up to 60 years.
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
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0600] Ricklefs and Scheuerlein (2001), Comparison of aging-related mortality among birds and mammals (PubMed)
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 562025
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 117000
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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