AnAge entry for Cygnus columbianus
Classification (HAGRID: 00338)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Cygnus
- Species
- Cygnus columbianus
- Common name
- Tundra swan
- Synonyms
- Olor columbianus, Anas columbianus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 24.1 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 450
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Incubation
- 31 days
- Clutch size
- 4 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- 179 g
- Adult weight
- 6,350 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
- [0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174987
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 110926
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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