yes they live that long... if healthy and well taken care of... i could not believe how many years i had charley... went through so many things with himsbuse;3435039; said:thanx....sorry for your loss...they live that long i thought it was like 6yrs in the small birds...i thought about getting a scarlet macaw, but now i don't have the time to spend with it that it would need (i currently have 1.5yr and 4.5yr old kids)...idk if i could handle a 2yr old in personality bird now and space is an issue...when i do get one i will post it....