AnAge entry for Ara rubrogenys
Classification (HAGRID: 01522)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Ara
- Species
- Ara rubrogenys
- Common name
- Red-fronted macaw
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 23 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One pair of animals was still breeding after 23 years in captivity [0669]. It has been reported that these animals can live up to 36.2 years in captivity [0979], which is possible but has not been verified; the same study reported that these animals can breed from about 3 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
- 470 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.13 days-1 (from logistic function)
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
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177670
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- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 467030
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