Purple swamphen lifespan and age in human years
Longest recorded 8.4 years
🏆 The longest-lived purple swamphen on record reached 8.4 years in the wild.
Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio). The oldest known individual lived 8.4 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 850 g
How old in human years?
Age
Purple swamphen age chart in human years
Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.
| Purple swamphen | Human age | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 yr | 6 | Child |
| 2 yr | 12 | Child |
| 3 yr | 18 | Teen |
| 4 yr | 37 | Adult |
| 5 yr | 56 | Middle age |
| 6 yr | 75 | Senior |
| 7 yr | 94 | Elderly |
| 8 yr | 112 | Elderly |
| 9 yr | 131 | Elderly |
| 10 yr | 150 | Elderly |
Purple swamphen profile
| Classification | Aves > Gruiformes > Rallidae |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Porphyrio porphyrio |
| Adult weight | about 8.5e+02 g |
| Age of maturity | 3 years |
| Longest recorded | 8.4 years (wild) |
Sources
How we convert ages: method.
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