AnAge entry for Poecile atricapillus

Classification (HAGRID: 00879)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Paridae
                    Genus: Poecile
Species: Poecile atricapillus
Common name: Black-capped chickadee
Synonyms: Parus atricapillus

Maximum longevity: 12.4 years (wild)
Source: ref. 579
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, the average longevity is 2.5 years. Record longevity in the wild is 12.4 years [0437].

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

[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data (PubMed)
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0579] Clapp et al. (1983), Longevity records of North American birds: Columbidae through Paridae
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
[0445] The Birds of North America Online