What is the average life span of a parrot?
So you’ve made the decision to enrich your life with a feathered friend. Parrots are unique among pet birds in that they have the potential to be with you for your entire life. A parrot’s life span in captivity is considerably shorter than his potential life span. This is due to environmental factures. How long they enrich your life is in your hands. Proper nutrition and veterinary care are key factures in the life span of your companion bird. Here are some approximate life spans for various species of common companion birds. NOTE: The larger the parrot the longer the commitment. Most of these birds require a lifetime commitment.
There really is no such thing as a “parrot” –there are many types of parrots. A cockatoo type of parrot may live to be over 80. A cockatiel type of parrot may only live to be 15 or 20 years old. Macaws live to be 50 years old or more. I have a rainbow lorikeet who is around 20 years old and I heard of a red lory who was 34, but the average lifespan of a lory/lorikeet seems to be in the mid teens. So the answer depends on what TYPE of parrot you are asking about…and you didn’t specify.
I have some Parrots that are pets at the pet store in town The pair is approximately 37 years old the owner answered when I asked that was 10 years ago. They can reach upwards of 100yrs in captivity and in the wild escape and evasion of predators as well can reach that golden age. Held in captivity with no predators and stress they can reach that magical number this however is for many Parrots problematic. The human friend that takes him/her home don’t realize that they need companionship, lots of attention, love and play. If you don’t spend the extra cash and buy a partner and you through ignorance leave the bird to talk with itself will considerably reduce it’s life span or kill it! I say before one gets a parrot they better study up first on their needs! I have two Australian red headed beautiful Parrots, male and female those two are just like jets flying through the place arguing one minute and all loving the next. They are amazing! I showed a little more than you asked for becaus
