AnAge entry for Sialia mexicana

Classification (HAGRID: 01298)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Turdidae
                    Genus: Sialia
Species: Sialia mexicana
Common name: Western bluebird

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 8.7 years (wild)
Source: ref. 427
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days
Incubation: 14 days
Clutch size: 5 (oviparous)
Clutches per year: 1.5
Weight at hatching: 2.9 g
Adult weight: 26.5 g
Postnatal growth rate: 0.422 days^-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 0.4230 W
Body mass: 27.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.015382 W/g

References

[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data (PubMed)
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
[0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
[0445] The Birds of North America Online

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 179806
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 189536
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Ageing Literature: Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
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Internet: Search Google