AnAge entry for Sula granti

Classification (HAGRID: 01378)

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

Maximum longevity: 21 years (wild)
Source: ref. 320
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One study in the wild found that the oldest banded animals were at least 21 years of age. A slight but detectable increase in mortality rate was also observed in animals above age 19 [0320].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0320] Anderson and Apanius (2003), Actuarial and reproductive senescence in a long-lived seabird: preliminary evidence (PubMed)