AnAge entry for Bubo bubo
Classification (HAGRID: 01681)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Bubo
- Species
- Bubo bubo
- Common name
- Eurasian eagle-owl
- Synonyms
- Strix bubo
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 68 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 543
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity these animals may live over 60 years.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 2,686 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.12 days-1 (from logistic function)
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0543] Nigrelli (1954), Some longevity records for vertebrates
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 555404
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 30461
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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