AnAge entry for Micrathene whitneyi
Classification (HAGRID: 01687)
- Taxonomy
-
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Micrathene
- Species
- Micrathene whitneyi
- Common name
- Elf owl
- Synonyms
- Athene whitneyi
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 14 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 445
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity these animals can live up to 14 years [0445].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- 24 days
- Clutch size
- 2 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 41 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- Not yet available
- Basal metabolic rate
- 0.2594 W
- Body mass
- 45.9 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.005652 W/g
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0425] Bennett and Harvey (1987), Active and resting metabolism in birds: allometry, phylogeny and ecology
- [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 177912
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 57441
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google