Object Status:
Extant
Accession Date:
By 12 October 1792
Notes:
The captive bird that was more than 21 years old, mentioned by Peale and Wilson in their accounts, smashes the modern longevity record for the species. The USGS Bird Banding Laboratory's Longevity Records Of North American Birds (Version 2023.1) lists a banded bird from Pennsylvania, last encountered in March 1971, which was a minimum age of 15 years, 9 months. / https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/Bander_Portal/login/Longevity_main.php
Specimen Type:
Live (later taxidermied)
Current Common Name:
Northern Cardinal
Current Scientific Name
Cardinalidae | Cardinalis cardinalis
