A Parrots Average Life Span



Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

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Bird Cages Galore

So you’ve made the decision to enrich your life with a feathered friend. Parrots are unique among pet birds in that they have the potential to be with you for your entire life. A parrots life span in captivity is considerably shorter than his potential life span. This is due to environmental factures. How long they enrich your life is in your hands. Proper nutrition and veterinary care are key factures in the life span of your companion bird. Here are some approximate life spans for various species of common companion birds.

Macaws 30 to 50 years– the smaller mini-macaw at the lower range.

Cockatoos 30 to 40 years.

Amazons 50 years or more with proper care. The average is more like 20 years due to the fact that amazons are prone to obesity and fatty liver disease which can lead to death.

African Grays have been known to live 50 years in captivity. With proper care they should live at least 25 years.

Conures 15 to 20 years

Pionus Up to 30 with proper care the average is probably 15 years

Lories and Lorikeets 15 to 20 years. Females have a shorter life span due to reproductive problems such as chronic egg laying.

Parakeets 18 years

Lovebirds average 10 years

Canaries average 10 to 15 years

Finches average 5 to 10

Kimberly Santor is the owner of 3 parrot related websites. With just a dream of owning her own business and her knowledge of Parrots Bird Cages Galore was born. Within a year a parrot newsletter site was born Your Parrot Cage. Education is the answer to a healthy happy parrot. The quality of your relationship with your bird depends on you.

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