AnAge entry for Puffinus nativitatis
Classification (HAGRID: 01157)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Puffinus
- Species
- Puffinus nativitatis
- Common name
- Christmas Island shearwater
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of these animals, though they have been known to live up to 22.8 years in the wild [0427]. Considering the longevity of similar species, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- Not yet available
- Basal metabolic rate
- 1.4881 W
- Body mass
- 307.6 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.004838 W/g
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0425] Bennett and Harvey (1987), Active and resting metabolism in birds: allometry, phylogeny and ecology
- [0576] Clapp et al. (1982), Longevity records of North American birds: Gaviidae through Alcidae
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174565
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 48682
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