AnAge entry for Surnia ulula
Classification (HAGRID: 01699)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Surnia
- Species
- Surnia ulula
- Common name
- Northern hawk-owl
- Synonyms
- Strix ulula
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 16.2 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 450
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity, these animals have been reported to live up to 10 years [0445]. Oldest banded individual was 16.2 years [0450].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 363 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- 27 days
- Clutch size
- 7 (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- 1
- Weight at hatching
- 18 g
- Adult weight
- 320 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177898
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 69940
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