AnAge entry for Puffinus puffinus
Classification (HAGRID: 01159)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Puffinus
- Species
- Puffinus puffinus
- Common name
- Manx shearwater
- Synonyms
- Puffinus puffinus puffinus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 50.9 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 450
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Maximum longevity from banding studies is 50.9 years [0450]. There are also anecdotal reports, which could be true, of animals living well over 50 years.
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
- [0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
- [0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174555
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 48688
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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