AnAge entry for Lampornis clemenciae
Classification (HAGRID: 00382)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Lampornis
- Species
- Lampornis clemenciae
- Common name
- Blue-throated hummingbird
- Synonyms
- Ornismya clemenciae
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 12 years
- Source
- ref. 444
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
This longevity record is based on an anecdotal report, even if it seems plausible [0444].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- 18 days
- Clutch size
- 2 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 2
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 7.6 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.462 days-1 (from logistic function)
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 178054
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 347501
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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