¿Cuánto vive una avutarda?
La esperanza de vida de una avutarda puede variar, pero se considera una especie longeva. En cautividad alcanzan los 28 años de edad, sin embargo, en estado salvaje, la supervivencia media (de ejemplares marcados en Villafáfila) es algo superior a los 10 años, con la hembra marcada más longeva alcanzando los 14 años.
He aquí algunas características que tienen que ver con la edad y su dinámica poblacional:
The lifespan of a Great Bustard can vary, but it is considered a long-lived species. In captivity, they can reach up to 28 years of age; however, in the wild, the average survival rate (based on marked individuals in Villafáfila) is slightly over 10 years, with the longest-living marked female reaching 14 years of age.
Here are some characteristics related to age:
- They do not reach reproductive maturity until 2–3 years of age for females and 4–6 years for males.
- Adult survival influences the population growth rate, as great bustards are long-lived animals.
- The low reproductive rate of great bustards is compensated by the species’ longevity.
It should be noted that females begin reproducing around the age of 2, although they are typically unsuccessful until they are 3 or 4 years old, while males reach reproductive maturity at 4–5 years of age.
Another relevant fact: on average, an adult female successfully raises only one chick every 8 to 10 years, and only 5% of females manage to breed successfully in two or more consecutive years. The average reproductive success, measured as the number of juveniles per female in September, ranges between 0.08 and >0.20, depending on the populations, with average values of 0.10–0.15 in the best-studied Iberian populations.
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