As today is my BIRTHDAY, I have decided to make a post about bird birthdays- how long do birds live?
It varies based on species. Some birds may only live 2 to 3 years, while other birds can live up to 100 years!
Aging a wild bird can be difficult. For pet birds, many are raised from hatchlings, so their age can be documented. However, in wild birds, we don't get that chance. Typically, you can determine an approximate age of a wild bird. You can approximate the age by looking at colors, patterns, and wear on the feathers. There are 3 age ranges:
1. Hatch Year: the bird was born this year
2. Second Year: it has been a year since the bird was born
3. After Second Year: any age afterwards
However, just recently, a new aging system called the Wolfe-Ryder-Pyle system was introduced to bird banders, and I HATE it. While it is much more accurate and descriptive, it is SUPER difficult, and has like 27 different combinations to age the bird. It's stupid, but it works.
Here are some stats on bird lifespans:
-American Goldfinch: 2 years
-American Robin: 2 years
-Elf Owl: 5 years
-Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 9 years
-Yellow Warbler: 9 years
-Common Loon: 12 years
-Great Blue Heron: 24 years
-Mallard: 27 years
-Great Horned Owl: 28 years
-Atlantic Puffin: 33 years
-Bald Eagle: 38 years
-American Flamingo: 49 years
-Laysan Albatross: 49 years
And what bird lives the longest? It is estimated that Kakapos, a large, flightless parrot, can live up to 100 years! In 2014, Fred the Cockatoo celebrated his 100th birthday at the Bonogrong Wildlife Sanctuary in Tasmania, receiving a birthday cake from the queen of England! The oldest recorded bird of all time was Cocky Bennett, a Cockatoo that reportedly lived for 120 years, from 1796-1916! When he died, his owner had an obituary printed for his beloved pet.
So there you have it! What bird are you closest in age to? I'm closest to the Great Blue Heron
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Happy Birthday kween!
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THANK YOU CHIOBU ILY!
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your lifespan will be 24 years?
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no, just how old i am now. but maybe…
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Interesting, I thought older by another post, but there is a cute girl on YouTube that does bird photography. Happy birthday
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im 22. thanks!
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Yellow warbler? How bout you warble these nuts
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okay.
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Polígono on the beat staying crazy on the heat find beats and cheating tears it’s the time to bust a fleet
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I don't get it
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They live until they cross the sights of my shotgun
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this is another reason why its hard to estimate bird ages
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:(
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Happy birthday, try some cake we worry about you
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thank you, and i’m having a cupcake!!
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Happy bday!
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thank you dear ily!!
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I was interested in African Greys for a while, since they’re particularly smart birds and pretty cool-turns out that they live up to 70 years in captivity and they get very attached to their family, so it’s like committing to keep the dude for the rest of your life.
They’re pretty cool dudes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/12/harvard-researchers-test-intelligence-of-african-grey-parrot/
https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1153&context=acwp_asie
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yess african greys are AMAZING! there is one at the pet shop ive worked at who is SO smart, and absolutely hilarious. and alex the african grey’s story is absolutely fascinating
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thanks!!
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Happy birthday you dumb stupid fricking b-word
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thank you, whore
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This is very scientific and informative, thanks!
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i know, that’s literally how hard it is to tell
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Ok for real, that is informative if that is how it works. I didn't know that.
I can only correlate that to how difficult it is to identify spiders in early instars and how the instar classification works for exoskeletal creatures.
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yeah, its definitely complicated, but with the Wolf-Ryder-Pyle system, you can narrow down to different molt stages. If you want to read more about it, look up molt limits in birds.
and ooh that sounds really interesting though!
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Happy birthday!
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thank u!!
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Hope u have a great birthday!!
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thank you so much!
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Happy bird day
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thank you! omg i love the kiwi marsey with the babies
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thank u!!
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Great Horned Owl chad checking in
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heck yeah
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TED_SIMP!!!!!!!!!!!! Fun Fact: Only the coolest people are born in June
but I'm still mad at you for not responding to my call to action to go pick me up some of Mrs. Shapiros breast milk
Also do you have any suggestions for getting cool birds into my backyard? Does any birdseed work or is there a secret concoction to get the dope ones to come
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thank you! and i actually made a post recently about attracting birds, you can find it on my profile!
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You should've been aborted
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its true
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Fo you have any expert knowledge on the kiwi bird or dodo bird?
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not too much, but i think they’re really interesting! the dodo makes me sad though
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Do one on hummingbirds. I love them.
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Happy bday sweaty 😘
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thank you, Not-LLM!
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This is LLM again
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suuuure
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too long.
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wrong
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My dad doesn't understand my switch to Linux or open source software in general. He told me to print a document today, something I hadn't done and never planned to do on Linux since I ditched Windows. I connected the usb cable to my laptop, did an lsusb, it was connected. I went into LibreOffice to print the document, it was undetected. My dad asked, "what can your garbage linux do?" and left the room. After 10 minutes I figured something out and printed the document. I handed it to him and told him my laptop isn't useless. He laughed at me. It almost looked like he proved me right. I knew it wasn't true but something about it just hit me. I don't know why I'm crying rn. Is it because I feel defeated by windows-only hardware or because I'm an incompetent wimp?
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