AnAge entry for Meleagris gallopavo

Classification (HAGRID: 00690)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Galliformes
                Family: Phasianidae
                    Genus: Meleagris
Species: Meleagris gallopavo
Common name: Wild turkey

Maximum longevity: 13 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Mortality in wild populations of 50% per year is common. Generally do not live over 5 years in the wild [0437], though record longevity in the wild is 13 years [0001].

No information on metabolism is available.

[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0288] Dietz and Drent (1997), Effect of growth rate and body mass on resting metabolic rate in galliform chicks (PubMed)
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
[0445] The Birds of North America Online