AnAge entry for Pluvialis dominica
Classification (HAGRID: 00378)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Pluvialis
- Species
- Pluvialis dominica
- Common name
- American golden plover
- Synonyms
- Pluvialis dominica dominica
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 13 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 0427
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
The record longevity in the wild for these animals is 13 years [0427], but they probably live over 15 years [0537].
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
- [0537] Johnson et al. (1997), Male-biased breeding ground fidelity and longevity in American Golden-Plovers
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 176564
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 240205
- Entrez
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- Images
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