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AnAge entry for Sialia mexicana

Classification (HAGRID: 01843)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Turdidae
                    Genus: Sialia
SpeciesSialia mexicana
Common nameWestern bluebird

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity6.1 years (wild)
Sourceref. 427
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One banded male was alive after 6 years [0445].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Incubation14 days
Clutch size5 (oviparous)
Clutches per year1.5
Weight at hatching2.9 g
Adult weight26.5 g
Postnatal growth rate0.422 days-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate0.4230 W
Body mass27.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.015382 W/g

References
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data, PubMed
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
[0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
[0445] The Birds of North America Online

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