AnAge entry for Sterna paradisaea

Classification (HAGRID: 00427)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Charadriiformes
                Family: Laridae
                    Genus: Sterna
Species: Sterna paradisaea
Common name: Arctic tern

Maximum longevity: 34 years (wild)
Source: ref. 576
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: As with other terns, these animals are long-lived. No senescence has been demonstrated in the Artic tern [0023]. A 34-year-old individual was released and appeared in excellent health [0444].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
[0028] Ottinger (2001), Quail and other short-lived birds (PubMed)
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0023] Roger Gosden (1996), Cheating Time
[0576] Clapp et al. (1982), Longevity records of North American birds: Gaviidae through Alcidae
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online