AnAge entry for Gavia adamsii
Classification (HAGRID: 00701)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Gaviiformes
Family: Gaviidae
Genus: Gavia
- Species
- Gavia adamsii
- Common name
- Yellow-billed loon
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these relatively rare animals, but they have been reported to live up to 10.1 years in the wild [0427]. Considering the longevity of similar species, however, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated. They reach maturity in their third year but probably do not reproduce until a year later [0445].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- 2 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 5,050 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174470
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 372293
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