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AnAge entry for Myiopsitta monachus

Classification (HAGRID: 01998)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
                Family: Psittacidae
                    Genus: Myiopsitta
SpeciesMyiopsitta monachus
Common nameQuaker parakeet

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity22.1 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 669
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 22.1 years in captivity [0669].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Incubation31 days
Clutch size7 (oviparous)
Clutches per year2
Weight at hatching4.76 g
Adult weight81.7 g
Postnatal growth rate0.244 days-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate0.5189 W
Body mass80.4 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.006454 W/g

References
[0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0425] Bennett and Harvey (1987), Active and resting metabolism in birds: allometry, phylogeny and ecology
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online

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