AnAge entry for Colinus virginianus

Classification (HAGRID: 01373)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Galliformes
                Family: Odontophoridae
                    Genus: Colinus
Species: Colinus virginianus
Common name: Common bobwhite

Maximum longevity: 6.4 years (wild)
Source: ref. 445
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals have a short lifespan and high mortality rates in the wild. Annual adult mortality can be over 80%, though that value drops to 52-59% if hunting is excluded. Ageing has also been suggested as an underlying factor for all causes of death. Maximum longevity in the wild is 6.4 years and very few individuals live more than 5 years [0445]. A lifespan of 10 years has been suggested [0437], but this has not been confirmed.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
[0445] The Birds of North America Online