AnAge entry for Hirundo rustica

Classification (HAGRID: 00929)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Hirundinidae
                    Genus: Hirundo
Species: Hirundo rustica
Common name: Barn swallow

Maximum longevity: 16 years
Source: Multiple references, please see bibliography below
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Barn swallows have been shown to suffer an age-dependent decline in offspring quality, feather development, and body size [0724].

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[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)
[0088] Saino et al. (2003), Humoral immune response in relation to senescence, sex and sexual ornamentation in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) (PubMed)
[0724] Saino et al. (2002), Mate fidelity, senescence in breeding performance and reproductive trade-offs in the barn swallow
[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
[0723] Moller (1994), Male ornament size as a reliable cue to enhanced offspring viability in the barn swallow (PubMed)
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online