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The average lifespan for wild passerine birds is probably a lot longer than 3 yrs.
In general, birds live a weirdly long time. Banding studies show us song birds that have lived up to 15yrs or so. Assuming they make it to adulthood, a cardinal can probably expect to live 6-8 yrs but that is a wild guess since it’s almost impossible for us to really measure that.
Anyway, that’s enough zoology time, back to the memes!
Some parrots can have very long lifespans. Like if you wait until you're 30 to get one, your bird might outlive you.
I'm 37 and I can never get a parrot. :(
But a parrot could get me for a little while.
Cockatoos are known to live to 80 years if they're cared for well!
Wild albatross can live into their 70s
Just gotta steer clear of mariners with crossbows.
I guess Ol’ Windbag Winnie was a smoker then, with such accelerated aging.
Pretty much this. The average gets dragged down by a HIGH infant mortality rate - nest predators from snakes to raccoons to hawks and vultures kill a lot of hatchlings, as well as things like simple accidents (falling out of a tree, for instance).