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Turkey vulture

Turkey vulture lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 20.8 years

🏆 The longest-lived turkey vulture on record reached 20.8 years.

Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura). The oldest known individual lived 20.8 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

How old in human years?

Age

Turkey vulture age chart in human years

Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.

Turkey vultureHuman ageStage
1 yr6Child
2 yr12Child
3 yr17Teen
4 yr23Adult
5 yr29Adult
6 yr35Adult
7 yr40Middle age
8 yr46Middle age
9 yr52Middle age
10 yr58Middle age
11 yr63Senior
12 yr69Senior
13 yr75Elderly
14 yr81Elderly
15 yr87Elderly
16 yr92Elderly
17 yr98Elderly
18 yr104Elderly
19 yr110Elderly
20 yr115Elderly
21 yr121Elderly
22 yr127Elderly
23 yr133Elderly
24 yr138Elderly
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Turkey vulture profile

ClassificationAves > Accipitriformes > Cathartidae
Scientific nameCathartes aura
Adult weightabout 2.2 kg
Age of maturity11 years
Incubationabout 39 days
Litter / clutch size2
Longest recorded20.8 years

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How we convert ages: method.

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