Average Lifespan of Pet Birds
By Eleanor McCaffrey,
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If you
are considering getting a companion bird as a pet, it's helpful to know the average lifespan of some
of the different species of pet
birds. For somebody like me whose a senior citizen and retired, adopting a macaw with a life
expectancy much longer than my own would NOT be a good idea. A rule of thumb is that the larger the bird, the longer the lifespan. A bird's actual lifespan
depends on whether or not it is receiving proper nutrition, veterinary care and
attention. Most of the birds below have been known to live years longer than
what is stated here. According to avian vets, more cockatiels are living lives
well into their 20s because of better nutrition and advances in avian medicine. Feeding your bird a nutritional
diet, keeping the cage and feeding dishes clean
and seeking veterinary care when a bird becomes very ill is the best guarantee of
a bird having a long lifespan. Scroll down the page for a listing of the average
lifespan of some popular species of pet birds.

Normal Gray Cockatiels
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Queen of Bavaria Conure
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Citron Crested Cockatoo
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Swainson's Lorikeet
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Black Winged Lovebird
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Fisher's Lovebirds
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Quaker Parakeet
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African Gray Parrot
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Blue and Gold Macaw Female Eclectus Parrots
Red Lored Amazon Parrot
Parrotlets
- Finches: 5-10 years
- Canaries: 7-10 years
- Parakeets: 8-10 years
- Lovebirds: 10-12 years
- Doves:10-15 years
- Cockatiels: 15-20 years
- Conures: 15-20 years
- Lories & Lorikeets:15+
- Parrotlets: 15-20 years
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- Mini Macaws:20-25 years
- Pionus:20-25 years
- Senegals: 25-30 years
- Quaker Parakeets: 25-30
- Cockatoos: 30-40+ years
- African Grays: 40-50+ years
- Amazons: 40-50+ years
- Macaws: 40-50+ years
- Eclectus: 40-50+ years
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