AnAge entry for Tetrao urogallus

Classification (HAGRID: 00592)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Galliformes
                Family: Phasianidae
                    Genus: Tetrao
Species: Tetrao urogallus
Common name: Western capercaillie

Maximum longevity: 18 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 1
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One captive specimen was reportedly 18 years old when it died [0001].

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

[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)
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[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