Snowy plover lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 19 years

🏆 The longest-lived snowy plover on record reached 19 years in the wild.

Snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus). The oldest known individual lived 19 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 10 months
• Adult weight about 37 g
• Incubation about 24 days
• About 3 eggs at a time