AnAge entry for Phalacrocorax carbo
Classification (HAGRID: 01372)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Phalacrocorax
- Species
- Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common name
- Great cormorant
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 32.1 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 0450
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One banded individual was found to be at least 32.1 years old [0450].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
- [0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174715
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9209
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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