AnAge entry for Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Classification (HAGRID: 01513)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Anodorhynchus
- Species
- Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
- Common name
- Hyacinth macaw
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 38.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Tiny
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen lived 38.8 years in captivity [0669]. One study reported that these animals can live up to 54.3 years in captivity [0979], but this has not been verified; the same study reported that these animals can breed from about 9 years of age in captivity.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 1,330 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)
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177655
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 51900
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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