AnAge entry for Vermivora cyanoptera

Classification (HAGRID: 01167)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Parulidae
                    Genus: Vermivora
Species: Vermivora cyanoptera
Common name: Blue-winged warbler
Synonyms: Vermivora pinus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 9 years (wild)
Source: ref. 427
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days
Incubation: 11 days
Clutch size: 5 (oviparous)
Clutches per year: 1
Weight at hatching: 1.5 g
Adult weight: 8.9 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 0.1505 W
Body mass: 7.8 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.019295 W/g

References

[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0510] Reynolds and Lee (1996), Phylogenetic analysis of avian energetics: passerines and non-passerines do not differ
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online
[0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 950011
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account (if available)
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 231562
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