AnAge entry for Falco subbuteo

Classification (HAGRID: 00656)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Falconiformes
                Family: Falconidae
                    Genus: Falco
Species: Falco subbuteo
Common name: Eurasian hobby

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 14.9 years (wild)
Source: ref. 553
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days
Incubation
Clutch size: (oviparous)
Clutches per year
Weight at hatching
Adult weight: 209.5 g
Postnatal growth rate: 0.264 days^-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 1.3014 W
Body mass: 208.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.006257 W/g

References

[0553] Robinson and Clark (2012), The Online Ringing Report: Bird ringing in Britain & Ireland in 2011
[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
[0510] Reynolds and Lee (1996), Phylogenetic analysis of avian energetics: passerines and non-passerines do not differ

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 175654
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account (if available)
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 344233
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Ageing Literature: Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
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