AnAge entry for Ficedula albicollis
Classification (HAGRID: 01065)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
- Species
- Ficedula albicollis
- Common name
- Collared flycatcher
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 9.8 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 450
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Old (5 to 6-year old) females in the wild have been reported to have a lower humoral immune response and produce fledglings of lower body mass than younger animals [0720].
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
- 12.7 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1150] Jones et al. (2014), Diversity of ageing across the tree of life (PubMed)
- [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
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0764] Brommer et al. (2007), Exploring the genetics of aging in a wild passerine bird (PubMed)
- [0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
- [0720] Cichon et al. (2003), Age-related decline in humoral immune function in Collared Flycatchers (PubMed)
- [0719] Gustafsson et al. (1994), Infectious diseases, reproductive effort and the cost of reproduction in birds (PubMed)
- [0722] Gustafsson and Part (1990), Acceleration of senescence in the collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis by reproductive costs
- [0721] Gustafsson and Sutherland (1988), The costs of reproduction in the collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
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- ITIS 560071
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- Taxonomy ID 59894
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