AnAge entry for Agapornis roseicollis
Classification (HAGRID: 01492)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Agapornis
- Species
- Agapornis roseicollis
- Common name
- Rosy-faced lovebird
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. It has been reported that they can live up to 34.1 years in captivity [0979], which is plausible but has not been confirmed. Age at sexual maturity has been reported from 2 months to nearly one year.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 150 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 150 days
- Incubation
- 23 days
- Clutch size
- 5 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 54.8 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0979] Young et al. (2012), Survival on the ark: life history trends in captive parrots (PubMed)
- [0989] De Grahl (1984), The Parrot Family: Parakeets, Budgerigars, Cockatiels, Lovebirds, Lories, Macaws
- [0988] McLachlan and Liversidge (1981), Roberts Birds of South Africa
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177626
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- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 60468
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