Any Records Out There???

[MaryG1959]

My severe macaw is 20 plus years old. He has arthritic feet and cataracts. I also believe he doesn't hear very well.

[BirdzRmylife]

Originally Posted by Lynjupiter

I lost my twenty year old cockatiel last year, I know someone who has a tiel who is 32 years old. That has to be a record for tiels.
Lynda

Lynda, all sources now "adays" are saying that 'tiels live up to 20-30 years. As new information, care, and nutrition arrises, I'd say bird lifespans will increase even more than they have over the last few decades. In BirdTalk magazine, issue; September 2003(?), "All About Tiels", I recall them saying the cockatiel could get up to 40 YEARS OLD!

Holy Smokes LOL!

[Skyebirdsmom]

I have a friend who recently rehomed his Cockatoo(as he is getting too old to properly take care of her) that was 52 yrs old when last I saw her. Her name is Sassy and she's 62 now. I also know of Stanley, owned by Jon Mark Davey of Quakerville, whose Quaker is 48 yrs old. Way longer than Quakers are supposed to live. I am not sure, but I think he was wild-caught.
How sad to have to be separated at such an old age(The Too and her owner).
Linda & Skye~

[Beaks]

Rowdy my BFA just turned 50 this year and he still gets around like a 20 year old.

Old birds make killer friends.

John

[BirdsUnlimited]

I thought King Tut, the moluccan cockatoo died about 10 years ago, at about 65 years of age.

[CACPioneer]

Wow, those are some ripe old ages! My birds are only nearly 2 and 1.5, so they've got a while to go!

My goldfish is workin its way up though....he's now 8 years old I think? He's completely beaten the odds. I won him at a traveling carnival, he stayed in the plastic bag for about 1 hour too long, was scratched by my cat (he still has the scar on his side) and still gets hunted by our three cats on occasion. He's now a good six inches long! When I got him he was just a puny little guy probably about 1 inch long.