AnAge entry for Calidris ptilocnemis
Classification (HAGRID: 00527)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Calidris
- Species
- Calidris ptilocnemis
- Common name
- Rock sandpiper
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but they have been reported to live up to 7.3 years [0577]. Considering the longevity of similar species, however, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Incubation
- 20 days
- Clutch size
- 4 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- 9.7 g
- Adult weight
- 84 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0577] Klimkiewicz and Futcher (1989), Longevity records of North American birds: Supplement I
- [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 176647
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 217132
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