AnAge entry for Psephotus varius
Classification (HAGRID: 01633)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Psephotus
- Species
- Psephotus varius
- Common name
- Mulga parrot
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 11.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen lived 11.8 years in captivity [0669]. In captivity, these animals have been known to breed from about 1 year of age [0979].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 61.5 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0979] Young et al. (2012), Survival on the ark: life history trends in captive parrots (PubMed)
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177578
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 286129
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