AnAge entry for Myiarchus apicalis
Classification (HAGRID: 01325)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiarchus
- Species
- Myiarchus apicalis
- Common name
- Apical flycatcher
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 6 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1417
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
Banding programs have shown that these birds can live up to 6 years in the wild [1417]. Considering the longevity of similar species, however, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Clutch or litter size
- Breedings per year
- Weight at birth
- Adult weight
- 29.2 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [1417] Kattan et al. (2000), Notes on the Nesting Biology of the Apical Flycatcher, a Colombian Endemic
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- ITIS 561296
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