Life expectancy of a Rufus-sided Towhee

Hi and Happy New Year.

Can someone please tell me the life expectancy of a Rufus-sided Towhee?

In the wild and also under ideal conditions.

I've googled it over and over again with different parameters and can't get an answer.

Thanks in advance. :-)

So far this is what I have. If you pick a bird that's similar I'll bet it's the same or there abouts.

http://www.wildbirds.com/dnn/ProtectBirds/LifeExpectancy/tabid/709/Default.aspx

Here is a Robin etc.
http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/bird_lifespan.htm

This message was edited Jan 1, 2009 2:25 PM

Another article. Hope this helps.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/Apr/08/davis-birds-in-wild-tend-to-have-short-lives/

Thanks for the great info.!
Here's my story of why I asked:
11 years ago, when we first moved into this house, I was so happy to discover that the back yard was alive with Rufus-sided Towhees, my favorite backyard bird. Two days later my cat killed one. I was devastated. She had been an inside cat all of her 5 years but had worn out her welcome and had just become an "outside-during-the-day and in-the-garage-during-the-night cat". She was loving the new-found freedom and finally being able to go after the birds she had coveted for so many years.
A couple of days later, I caught her in the act of trying to catch another of my beloved towhees. I managed to get it away from her without injury, but it lost all of it's tail feathers in the near miss. After checking it out and confirming it's condition, I let it go, but was concerned as to how a bird would manage without tail feathers and if they would grow back. I was a new mother, new to being a homeowner, new to bird watching and new to gardening.
Now I'm a little more familiar with all of those things ;-) but still don't know much about tail feathers. But here's the amazing thing, today, a male Rufus-sided Towhee without tail feathers landed on my bird feeder about 3 feet from my face! I couldn't believe it. Could it be him?!? From the info. you sent me, it is unlikely, but definitely possible. And I'm choosing to skeptically believe it is him. :-)
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! (I won't burst the bubble :-) )

:-)

Here's my guy.

Aww he's very cute 3g's!

I think so. But I don't know about the "ladys".

That would be so neat if it was..

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. ;-)