AnAge entry for Malurus cyaneus
Classification (HAGRID: 00977)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Maluridae
Genus: Malurus
- Species
- Malurus cyaneus
- Common name
- Superb fairywren
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 10.5 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1305
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One banded individual was found to be at least 10.5 years old [1305].
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
- 10.4 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0958] Moller (2008), Relative longevity and field metabolic rate in birds (PubMed)
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [1305] ABBBS - Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 560972
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 55807
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- Ageing Literature
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