AnAge entry for Selasphorus rufus

Classification (HAGRID: 00385)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Apodiformes
                Family: Trochilidae
                    Genus: Selasphorus
Species: Selasphorus rufus
Common name: Rufous hummingbird
Synonyms: Trochilus rufus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 8.9 years (wild)
Source: ref. 427
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days
Incubation: 16 days
Clutch size: 2 (oviparous)
Clutches per year: 1
Weight at hatching
Adult weight: 3.5 g
Postnatal growth rate: 0.38 days^-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 0.0685 W
Body mass: 3.8 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.018034 W/g

References

[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0425] Bennett and Harvey (1987), Active and resting metabolism in birds: allometry, phylogeny and ecology
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 178040
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 29060
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