AnAge entry for Phoenicopterus roseus

Classification (HAGRID: 01090)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Phoenicopteriformes
                Family: Phoenicopteridae
                    Genus: Phoenicopterus
Species: Phoenicopterus roseus
Common name: Greater flamingo

Maximum longevity: 58.8 years (captivity)
Source: Zoe Bryant, pers. comm.
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One wild-born male specimen was estimated to be 58.8 years of age and still alive at London Zoo in 2020 (Zoe Bryant, pers. comm.). There are also plenty of anecdotal reports of animals living longer in captivity, which is possible. One specimen at Adelaide Zoo was reportedly 83 years of age when it died in 2014, having arrived at the zoo in 1933, though this has not been confirmed.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
[0061] Monaghan and Metcalfe (2000), Genome size and longevity (PubMed)
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[0438] Smithsonian National Zoological Park