AnAge entry for Psittacula eupatria
Classification (HAGRID: 01307)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Psittacula
- Species
- Psittacula eupatria
- Common name
- Alexandrine parakeet
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 30 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen was still alive after 30 years in captivity [0669]. In captivity, these animals have been known to breed from about 4 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)
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177647
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 232655
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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