AnAge entry for Tyto alba

Classification (HAGRID: 01361)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Strigiformes
                Family: Tytonidae
                    Genus: Tyto
Species: Tyto alba
Common name: Barn owl

Maximum longevity: 34 years (wild)
Source: ref. 445
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals have a relatively short lifespan in the wild with one study estimating an average lifespan of 1.7 years. Nonetheless, it has been reported that they can live up to 34 years in the wild [0445]. This is not impossible but questionable considering that the oldest individual in banding studies involving thousands of recoveries was 21.3 years of age [0729].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online