Wisdom (albatross)

Wisdom
Wisdom with one of her chicks, March 2011
SpeciesLaysan albatross
SexFemale
Hatchedc. 1951 (age 74–75)
Known forWorld's oldest known wild bird; world's oldest banded bird
MatesAkeakamai (c. 2006–2021; disappeared)
EX25 (2024–present)
OffspringN333

Wisdom (officially designated #Z333) is a wild female Laysan albatross, the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world and the oldest banded bird in the world. First tagged in 1956 at Midway Atoll by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), she was still incubating eggs as late as 2025 and has received international media coverage in her lifetime. She was spotted alive and apparently healthy as recently as November 2025.