Sooty tern lifespan and age in human years
Longest recorded 35.8 years
🏆 The longest-lived sooty tern on record reached 35.8 years in the wild.
Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus). The oldest known individual lived 35.8 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 4 years
- Adult weight about 148 g
- Incubation about 28 days
- About 1 eggs at a time
How old in human years?
Age
Sooty tern age chart in human years
Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.
| Sooty tern | Human age | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 yr | 21 | Adult |
| 10 yr | 37 | Adult |
| 15 yr | 53 | Middle age |
| 20 yr | 69 | Senior |
| 25 yr | 85 | Elderly |
| 30 yr | 101 | Elderly |
| 35 yr | 117 | Elderly |
| 40 yr | 133 | Elderly |
Sooty tern profile
| Classification | Aves > Charadriiformes > Laridae |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Onychoprion fuscatus |
| Adult weight | about 1.5e+02 g |
| Age of maturity | 4 years |
| Incubation | about 28 days |
| Litter / clutch size | 1 |
| Longest recorded | 35.8 years (wild) |
Sources
How we convert ages: method.
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