Yellow-crested cockatoo lifespan and age in human years
Longest recorded 49.7 years
🏆 The longest-lived yellow-crested cockatoo on record reached 49.7 years in captivity.
Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea). The oldest known individual lived 49.7 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.
- Adult weight about 340 g
How old in human years?
Age
Yellow-crested cockatoo age chart in human years
Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.
| Yellow-crested cockatoo | Human age | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 yr | 12 | Child |
| 10 yr | 24 | Adult |
| 15 yr | 36 | Adult |
| 20 yr | 48 | Middle age |
| 25 yr | 60 | Senior |
| 30 yr | 72 | Senior |
| 35 yr | 85 | Elderly |
| 40 yr | 97 | Elderly |
| 45 yr | 109 | Elderly |
| 50 yr | 121 | Elderly |
| 55 yr | 133 | Elderly |
Yellow-crested cockatoo profile
| Classification | Aves > Psittaciformes > Psittacidae |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Cacatua sulphurea |
| Adult weight | about 3.4e+02 g |
| Longest recorded | 49.7 years (captivity) |
Sources
How we convert ages: method.
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