Human related causes of bird mortality exceeds 800 million birds each year in the United States. There are accidents, diseases, loss of food sources due to habitat destruction, and so on. The mortality rate of birds in general, according to The Bird Almanac, where I got some of the above figures is pretty high. Put another way, the bird has a mere 6% chance of surviving to the age of two! This means that a Song Sparrow hatched in the summer of 2010 has a 25% chance of reaching adulthood in 2011 and a 27% chance of living to the summer of 2012. Some examples: American Robin 50%, California Quail, 50%, European Staring 53%, American Coot 63% and Song Sparrow 73%. For adult songbirds, the annual mortality rate is pretty high. For most migratory songbirds, the chances of making it from egg to adult in their first year is 25% or less. The maximum known ages of some captive birds are: Andean Condor 77 years, Herring Gull 44 years, House Sparrow 23 years, European Starling 17 years, and the Sulfur-crested Cockatoo 80 years.īirds lead a difficult life. Some individual records of known longevity of wild birds are: American Crow 15 years, American Robin 12 years, Barn Swallow 16 years, American Coot 19 years, Golden Eagle 25 years, House Sparrow 13 years, Osprey 32 years, European Starling 20 years, Cedar Waxwing 13 years, and Wild Turkey 15 years. Most songbirds might live 8-12 years, hummingbirds 6-8 years, and warblers 3-6 years. Grandma, as she was known, lived 61½ years before researchers lost sight of her a few years back she is presumed dead.”Īlbatrosses, terns, penguins and some other seabirds seem to live 30-50 years, eagles 20-25 years, hawks 8-20 years. So far the oldest known wild bird was a Northern Royal albatross, which is native only to the Southern Hemisphere. Among birds in the wild, albatrosses are believed to be the species that live longest. “Wisdom, a Laysan albatross who lives in the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific northwest of the main Hawaiian island, is 60 years old. How Studying Ornithology Can Help Us Better Understand Our Environment and OurselvesĪccording to the New York Times, the oldest known wild bird in the United States, is an albatross.Guide to Graduate Studies in Ornithology in 2023.Careers in Ornithology- Becoming an Ornithologist.Binoculars (and Spotting ‘Scopes) for Birds.
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