Age at first reproduction and longest-lived individuals in the Pallid Swift Apus pallidus

Autori

  • Giovanni Boano Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Carmagnola (TO), Italy
  • Marco Cucco Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” , Vercelli, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30456/avo.2022103

Parole chiave:

Pallid Swift, age first reproduction, longevity, senescence

Abstract

Swifts are long-living birds with delayed maturation; however, the age at first reproduction and their maximum life span is known for a few species. We discuss here some data about these parameters, using observations collected during our long-standing study on Pallid Swift Apus pallidus in Northern Italy. The longest-lived bird in our dataset was still recovered breeding 19 calendar years after maturity, and the youngest confirmed age at first breeding was 3 years (i.e., bird in 4th calendar year). No breeding attempts have been verified for individuals in their second and third calendar year.

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Pubblicato

2022-05-19

Fascicolo

V. 46 N. 1 (2022)

Sezione

Short communications

Licenza

Creative Commons License

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Come citare

Age at first reproduction and longest-lived individuals in the Pallid Swift Apus pallidus. (2022). Avocetta, 46(1). https://doi.org/10.30456/avo.2022103