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AnAge entry for Grus americana

Classification (HAGRID: 01480)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Gruiformes
                Family: Gruidae
                    Genus: Grus
SpeciesGrus americana
Common nameWhooping crane

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity40 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 445
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

On average, these animals live little over 20 years [0437]. They have been estimated to live up to 22-30 years in the wild. In captivity, they can live up to 35-40 years and one 31 year-old male specimen could still reproduce [0445].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,460 days
Male sexual maturity1,460 days
Incubation31 days
Clutch size2 (oviparous)
Clutches per year
Weight at hatching150 g
Adult weight7,500 g
Postnatal growth rate0.072 days-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0316] Link et al. (2003), Demographic analysis from summaries of an age-structured population, PubMed
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[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

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