AnAge entry for Otus flammeolus
Classification (HAGRID: 01691)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
- Species
- Otus flammeolus
- Common name
- Flammulated owl
- Synonyms
- Otus flammeolus flammeolus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 8.1 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity these animals have been reported to live up to 9 years [0972], but this has not been verified.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Incubation
- 22 days
- Clutch size
- 3 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- 7.5 g
- Adult weight
- 55.5 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0972] Wasser and Sherman (2010), Avian longevities and their interpretation under evolutionary theories of senescence
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [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 177878
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 111815
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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