AnAge entry for Fulica atra

Classification (HAGRID: 00717)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Gruiformes
                Family: Rallidae
                    Genus: Fulica
Species: Fulica atra
Common name: Eurasian coot, or Coot

Maximum longevity: 20.6 years (wild)
Source: ref. 450
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Record longevity may be underestimated [0444], and animals have been reported to live over 30 years in captivity [0972], though this has not been confirmed.

[0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
[0972] Wasser and Sherman (2010), Avian longevities and their interpretation under evolutionary theories of senescence
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[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
[0510] Reynolds and Lee (1996), Phylogenetic analysis of avian energetics: passerines and non-passerines do not differ
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds