AnAge entry for Macronectes giganteus
Classification (HAGRID: 01466)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Macronectes
- Species
- Macronectes giganteus
- Common name
- Southern giant petrel
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 47 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1157
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
The Southern giant petrel is a long-lived, sexually dimorphic seabird. Males are substantially larger than females and have significantly shorter telomere lengths [1157].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 2,445 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 3,698 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [1157] Foote et al. (2011), Individual state and survival prospects: age, sex, and telomere length in a long-lived seabird
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174594
- Animal Diversity Web
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 37057
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