AnAge entry for Phoebastria albatrus
Classification (HAGRID: 01443)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Diomedeidae
Genus: Phoebastria
- Species
- Phoebastria albatrus
- Common name
- Short-tailed albatross
- Synonyms
- Diomedea albatrus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of these animals, though they have been reported to live up to 17.6 years [0427]. Considering the longevity of similar species, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 4,411 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 554377
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 54023
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