AnAge entry for Puffinus tenuirostris

Classification (HAGRID: 01160)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Procellariiformes
                Family: Procellariidae
                    Genus: Puffinus
Species: Puffinus tenuirostris
Common name: Short-tailed shearwater

Maximum longevity: 39.9 years (wild)
Source: ref. 972
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals have been reported to live up to 39.9 years in the wild [0972], which is plausible.

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0972] Wasser and Sherman (2010), Avian longevities and their interpretation under evolutionary theories of senescence
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds