AnAge entry for Thalassarche melanophris

Classification (HAGRID: 01133)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Procellariiformes
                Family: Diomedeidae
                    Genus: Thalassarche
Species: Thalassarche melanophris
Common name: Black-browed albatross
Synonyms: Diomedea melanophris, Thalassarche melanophrys, Thalassarche melanophris melanophris

Maximum longevity: 43.7 years (wild)
Source: ref. 427
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals can live up to 43.7 years [0427]. One study in the wild found that breeding success and offspring body condition declined in old individuals [1124].

: 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
[1124] Pardo et al. (2013), Evidence for an age-dependent influence of environmental variations on a long-lived seabird's life-history traits (PubMed)
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds