AnAge entry for Stercorarius skua
Classification (HAGRID: 00485)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Stercorariidae
Genus: Stercorarius
- Species
- Stercorarius skua
- Common name
- Great skua
- Synonyms
- Catharacta skua, Catharacta skua skua
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 35.9 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 0450
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Maximum longevity from banding studies is 35.9 years [0450].
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
- [1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
- [0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 660059
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 54056
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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