B95 (red knot)
A Rufa Red Knot in the surf of the Delaware Bay in Cumberland County, NJ. | |
| Other name(s) | Moonbird |
|---|---|
| Species | Calidris canutus rufa |
| Sex | Male |
| Hatched | c. 1992 (age 32–33) |
| Known for | his extreme longevity |
B95 (born c. 1992), nicknamed Moonbird, is a red knot.
The bird, a male of the Calidris canutus rufa subspecies of the red knot (a species of shorebird in the sandpiper family), was banded in Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina in February 1995 by Patricia González, an Argentine biologist. It has been resighted many times since then. It also has been recaptured at least three times—the last time in 2007 (aged approximately 14) when it was found to be "as fit as a three-year-old". It is not known how long red knots typically live.