AnAge entry for Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
Classification (HAGRID: 01320)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Rhynchopsitta
- Species
- Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
- Common name
- Thick-billed parrot
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 33 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One male specimen was at least 33 years of age when it was released into the wild and killed by a hawk soon after [0669].
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
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177411
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 309841
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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