AnAge entry for Gypaetus barbatus
Classification (HAGRID: 00252)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Gypaetus
- Species
- Gypaetus barbatus
- Common name
- Bearded vulture
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 40 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
The maximum lifespan recorded for these animals is 40 years, when in captivity [0001]. However, it has been reported that these animals can reach almost 11 years of age in the wild [1343].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 2,544 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 5,070 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1343] Paijmans et al. (2017), SAFRING longevity and movement records for southern African vultures (subfamilies Aegypiinae and Gypaetinae)
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175483
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 33610
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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