AnAge entry for Podiceps auritus

Classification (HAGRID: 01434)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Podicipediformes
                Family: Podicipedidae
                    Genus: Podiceps
Species
Podiceps auritus
Common name
Horned grebe

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
Not yet established
Observations

Oldest banded individual was 9 years of age [0450]. Maximum longevity in this species may be considerably underestimated, however, in part because a relatively low number of birds is banded every year [0445]. In captivity these animals have been reported to live up to 13 years [0972], but this has not been verified.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Incubation
24 days
Clutch size
6 (oviparous)
Clutches per year
1
Weight at hatching
17 g
Adult weight
485 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

No information on metabolism is available.

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 174482
Animal Diversity Web
ADW account (if available)
Encyclopaedia of Life
Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 37050
Entrez
Search all databases
Ageing Literature
Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
Images
Google Image search
Internet
Search Google