Brown pelican lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 43 years

🏆 The longest-lived brown pelican on record reached 43 years.

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). The oldest known individual lived 43 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 12 months
• Adult weight about 3.12 kg
• Incubation about 29 days
• About 3 eggs at a time