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Longevity records for the Brown Booby Sula leucogaster and Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
Citation
YAP, V.H.S., STEWART, L.G., STUCKENBROCK, S., FIDLER, A.L. & LAVERS, J.L. 2021. Longevity records for the Brown Booby Sula leucogaster and Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes . Marine Ornithology 49: 167 - 170
Received 11 December 2020, accepted 21 January 2021
Date Published: 2021/04/15
Date Online: 2021/04/10
Key words: Ardenna carneipes, banding, capture-mark-recapture, lifespan, seabirds, Sula leucogaster
Abstract
Longevity records for seabirds are vital to understanding population demography but are often limited due to the relatively short duration of many monitoring programs. Here, we present new longevity records for two seabird species: 32.2 years (Queensland, Australia) for the Brown Booby Sula leucogaster and 33.9 years (New Zealand) for the Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes, alongside existing longevity data. While these new records represent the oldest known birds to date, we suggest that they reflect typical adult lifespans of these species, i.e., 25-30 years, and reinforce the need for ongoing monitoring efforts.
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