European white stork lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 39 years

🏆 The longest-lived european white stork on record reached 39 years in the wild.

European white stork (Ciconia ciconia). The oldest known individual lived 39 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 4 years
• Adult weight about 3.35 kg
• Incubation about 33 days
• About 4 eggs at a time