Common tern lifespan and age in human years
Longest recorded 33 years
🏆 The longest-lived common tern on record reached 33 years in the wild.
Common tern (Sterna hirundo). The oldest known individual lived 33 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 120 g
- Incubation about 24 days
- About 2.5 eggs at a time
How old in human years?
Age
Common tern age chart in human years
Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.
| Common tern | Human age | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 yr | 25 | Adult |
| 10 yr | 42 | Middle age |
| 15 yr | 59 | Middle age |
| 20 yr | 76 | Elderly |
| 25 yr | 93 | Elderly |
| 30 yr | 110 | Elderly |
| 35 yr | 127 | Elderly |
Common tern profile
| Classification | Aves > Charadriiformes > Laridae |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Sterna hirundo |
| Adult weight | about 1.2e+02 g |
| Age of maturity | 3 years |
| Incubation | about 24 days |
| Litter / clutch size | 2.5 |
| Longest recorded | 33 years (wild) |
Sources
How we convert ages: method.
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