AnAge entry for Motacilla alba

Classification (HAGRID: 01059)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Motacillidae
                    Genus: Motacilla
Species: Motacilla alba
Common name: White wagtail

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 13.7 years (wild)
Source: ref. 450
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: 13 days
Clutch size: 5 (oviparous)
Clutches per year: 1
Weight at hatching
Adult weight: 24.1 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 0.3000 W
Body mass: 18.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.016667 W/g

References

[0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
[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)
[0510] Reynolds and Lee (1996), Phylogenetic analysis of avian energetics: passerines and non-passerines do not differ
[0445] The Birds of North America Online

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 178476
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account (if available)
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 45807
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Ageing Literature: Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
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