AnAge entry for Oxyura jamaicensis
Classification (HAGRID: 00356)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Oxyura
- Species
- Oxyura jamaicensis
- Common name
- Ruddy duck
- Synonyms
- Oxyura jamaicensis rubida, Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis, Anas jamaicensis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 20 years (captivity)
- Source
- Sarah Shannon, pers. comm.
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A captive born male of the subspecies /jamaicensis/ died at 20 years (Sarah Shannon, pers. comm.).
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Incubation
- 23 days
- Clutch size
- 8 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- 43 g
- Adult weight
- 542 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0576] Clapp et al. (1982), Longevity records of North American birds: Gaviidae through Alcidae
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175175
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8884
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