AnAge entry for Psittacula cyanocephala
Classification (HAGRID: 01306)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Psittacula
- Species
- Psittacula cyanocephala
- Common name
- Plum-headed parakeet
- Synonyms
- Psittacula cyanicephala, Psittacula intermedia
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 18.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
One specimen lived for 18.8 years in captivity [0669]. Maximum longevity could be underestimated in this species. In captivity, these animals have been known to breed from about 2 years of age [0979].
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
- [0979] Young et al. (2012), Survival on the ark: life history trends in captive parrots (PubMed)
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 554894
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 232645
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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