Red-tailed hawk lifespan and age in human years
Longest recorded 30.7 years
🏆 The longest-lived red-tailed hawk on record reached 30.7 years in the wild.
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). The oldest known individual lived 30.7 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.
- Reaches adulthood at about 2 years
- Adult weight about 1.36 kg
- Incubation about 31 days
- About 3 eggs at a time
How old in human years?
Age
Red-tailed hawk age chart in human years
Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.
| Red-tailed hawk | Human age | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 yr | 29 | Adult |
| 10 yr | 46 | Middle age |
| 15 yr | 64 | Senior |
| 20 yr | 82 | Elderly |
| 25 yr | 100 | Elderly |
| 30 yr | 118 | Elderly |
| 35 yr | 135 | Elderly |
Red-tailed hawk profile
| Classification | Aves > Accipitriformes > Accipitridae |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Buteo jamaicensis |
| Adult weight | about 1.4 kg |
| Age of maturity | 2 years |
| Incubation | about 31 days |
| Litter / clutch size | 3 |
| Longest recorded | 30.7 years (wild) |
Sources
How we convert ages: method.
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