Common eider lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 37.8 years

🏆 The longest-lived common eider on record reached 37.8 years in the wild.

Common eider (Somateria mollissima). The oldest known individual lived 37.8 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 2.13 kg
• Incubation about 28 days
• About 4 eggs at a time