AnAge entry for Sterna hirundo
Classification (HAGRID: 00493)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Sterna
- Species
- Sterna hirundo
- Common name
- Common tern
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 33 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 450
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Average lifespan in the wild has been estimated to be 9-10 years [0444]. Maximum longevity from banding studies is 33 years [0450].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Incubation
- 24 days
- Clutch size
- 2.5 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- 1.25 g
- Adult weight
- 120 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.252 days-1 (from logistic function)
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
- [0943] Rebke et al. (2010), Reproductive improvement and senescence in a long-lived bird (PubMed)
- [0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
- [0779] Haussmann et al. (2007), Telomerase activity is maintained throughout the lifespan of long-lived birds (PubMed)
- [0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0440] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 176888
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- ADW account (if available)
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 108405
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