AnAge entry for Sula leucogaster
Classification (HAGRID: 01725)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Suliformes
Family: Sulidae
Genus: Sula
- Species
- Sula leucogaster
- Common name
- Brown booby
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 28.5 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1305
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Most animals breed when 3-4 years of age, but some have been known to breed after 8 months. The oldest banded bird was 28.5 years [1305]. Others have suggested a life expectancy of at least 30 years and possibly up to 50 years. Annual adult mortality has been reported to be around 3.3%-7.7% [0445].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,278 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,278 days
- Incubation
- 41 days
- Clutch size
- 2 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 1,134 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.113 days-1 (from logistic function)
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [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
- [1305] ABBBS - Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174704
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 57661
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- Images
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