AnAge entry for Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
Classification (HAGRID: 01653)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Rhynchopsitta
- Species
- Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
- Common name
- Thick-billed parrot
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 33 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 669
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One male specimen was at least 33 years of age when it was released into the wild and killed by a hawk soon after [0669].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Incubation
- 26 days
- Clutch size
- 3 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 360 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177411
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- Taxonomy ID 309841
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