AnAge entry for Lullula arborea

Classification (HAGRID: 00772)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Alaudidae
                    Genus: Lullula
Species: Lullula arborea
Common name: Wood lark

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 6 years (wild)
Source: ref. 553
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: No observations are presently available

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: 26.9 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 0.5720 W
Body mass: 25.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.022431 W/g

References

[0553] Robinson and Clark (2012), The Online Ringing Report: Bird ringing in Britain & Ireland in 2011
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data (PubMed)

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 560894
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account (if available)
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 215315
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