AnAge entry for Leucophaeus pipixcan
Classification (HAGRID: 00482)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Leucophaeus
- Species
- Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Common name
- Franklin's gull
- Synonyms
- Larus pipixcan
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but they have been known to live up to 9.4 years [0576]. Considering the longevity of similar species, however, maximum longevity could be underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Incubation
- 24 days
- Clutch size
- 3 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- 25.7 g
- Adult weight
- 263.3 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0576] Clapp et al. (1982), Longevity records of North American birds: Gaviidae through Alcidae
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 824082
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 690715
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