Common merganser lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 14.8 years

🏆 The longest-lived common merganser on record reached 14.8 years in the wild.

Common merganser (Mergus merganser). The oldest known individual lived 14.8 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 2 years
• Adult weight about 1.45 kg
• Incubation about 30 days
• About 10 eggs at a time