Wisdom (albatross)

Wisdom
	Wisdom with one of her chicks, March 2011
Species	Laysan albatross
Sex	Female
Hatched	c. 1951 (age 72–73)
Known for	World's oldest known wild bird; world's oldest banded bird

Wisdom (Z333) is a wild female Laysan albatross, the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world and the oldest banded bird in the world.^[1] First tagged in the 1950s at Midway by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), she was still incubating eggs as late as 2020 and has received international media coverage in her lifetime. She was spotted alive and apparently healthy as recently as December 2023.^[2]

^ Chappell, Bill (March 5, 2021). "Wisdom The Albatross, Now 70, Hatches Yet Another Chick". NPR.
^ "Discoveries, Wonders, & Conservation Milestones in the Pacific Islands (2023)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. January 18, 2024.

[1] Chappell, Bill (March 5, 2021). "Wisdom The Albatross, Now 70, Hatches Yet Another Chick". NPR.

[2] "Discoveries, Wonders, & Conservation Milestones in the Pacific Islands (2023)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. January 18, 2024.

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