AnAge entry for Quiscalus major
Classification (HAGRID: 00814)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Quiscalus
- Species
- Quiscalus major
- Common name
- Boat-tailed grackle
- Synonyms
- Cassidix major
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 13.9 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 427
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
Considering the longevity of similar species, the maximum longevity of these animals 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
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 179108
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 84780
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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