AnAge entry for Trichoglossus haematodus
Classification (HAGRID: 01659)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Trichoglossus
- Species
- Trichoglossus haematodus
- Common name
- Rainbow lorikeet
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 20.6 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1305
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity, these animals can live over 16.1 years. There is one anecdotal report of an animal living more than 32 years in captivity but it remains unconfirmed [0669]. Likewise, it has been reported that these animals can live up to 37.9 years in captivity [0979], but this has not been verified; the same study reported that these animals can breed from about 2 years of age in captivity. The oldest bird in banding studies was 20.6 years of age [1305].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 115.1 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0979] Young et al. (2012), Survival on the ark: life history trends in captive parrots (PubMed)
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
- [1305] ABBBS - Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 177431
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 176049
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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