Red-throated diver lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 24 years

🏆 The longest-lived red-throated diver on record reached 24 years.

Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata). The oldest known individual lived 24 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 3 years
• Adult weight about 1.82 kg
• Incubation about 28 days
• About 2 eggs at a time