AnAge entry for Uria lomvia

Classification (HAGRID: 00419)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Charadriiformes
                Family: Alcidae
                    Genus: Uria
Species: Uria lomvia
Common name: Thick-billed murre

Maximum longevity: 29 years (wild)
Source: ref. 427
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One individual banded as an adult was recovered 25 years later, making it at least 29 years-old [0445].

[1130] Young et al. (2013), Age, sex, and telomere dynamics in a long-lived seabird with male-biased parental care (PubMed)
[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
[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