AnAge entry for Acrocephalus familiaris
Classification (HAGRID: 00757)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Acrocephalus
- Species
- Acrocephalus familiaris
- Common name
- Millerbird
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, though they have been reported to live up to 4.2 years [0578]. Considering the longevity of similar species, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 18.3 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0578] Klimkiewicz et al. (1983), Longevity records of North American birds: Remizidae through Parulinae
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 178668
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- Taxonomy ID 435335
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