Atlantic puffin lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 45 years

🏆 The longest-lived atlantic puffin on record reached 45 years in the wild.

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica). The oldest known individual lived 45 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 490 g
• Incubation about 42 days
• About 1 eggs at a time