AnAge entry for Telespiza cantans

Classification (HAGRID: 00785)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Fringillidae
                    Genus: Telespiza
Species: Telespiza cantans
Common name: Laysan finch
Synonyms: Telespyza cantans, Psittirostra cantans

Maximum longevity: 12 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 445
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Not much is known about the age at sexual maturity of this species. Females probably do not normally breed during their first year, although they may be capable of. Delayed plumage maturation suggests these animals are relatively long-lived when compared to other passerines. Although mortality was high among captive specimens due to numerous infections, one specimen was at least 12 years of age when it died at Honolulu Zoo [0445]. Oldest known banded individual was 9.7 years of age [0427].

: 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
[0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online