AnAge entry for Sula dactylatra

Classification (HAGRID: 01377)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Suliformes
                Family: Sulidae
                    Genus: Sula
Species: Sula dactylatra
Common name: Masked booby

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 25.5 years (wild)
Source: ref. 427
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

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

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 5.5209 W
Body mass: 1289.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.004283 W/g

References

[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0510] Reynolds and Lee (1996), Phylogenetic analysis of avian energetics: passerines and non-passerines do not differ
[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 174699
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 56068
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