The blue-fronted Amazon parrot lives up to 66 years in the wild. Deni Williams via Wikicommons under CC BY-SA 2.0 license Deni Williams In general, a bird’s lifespan tends to correlate with its size.

A genome analysis of traits in parrots and 26 other bird species revealed that parrots and other long-lived birds share high rates of conserved mutations in genes responsible for supporting an ...

If you’re looking for a pet bird its important to know how long your companions could live for. Let’s dive into each of these five birds and their lifespans. Some birds can live to very advanced ages.

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