AnAge entry for Recurvirostra americana
Classification (HAGRID: 00508)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Genus: Recurvirostra
- Species
- Recurvirostra americana
- Common name
- American avocet
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but they have been reported to live up to 15 years in the wild [0427]. Considering the longevity of similar species, however, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Incubation
- 24 days
- Clutch size
- 4 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 340 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 176721
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- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 227236
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