Australian Bird of the Year

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Australian Bird of the Year
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2021 winner Superb Fairywren
CountryAustralia
Presented by The Guardian Australia
First award2017;8 years ago (2017)
Website Australian Bird of the Year

Australian Bird of the Year is a biennial poll organised by Guardian Australia and BirdLife Australia. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Australian bird in an online poll.

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1932 Emu Australian military [1]
2017 Australian Magpie Australian White Ibis [2]
2019 Black-throated Finch Tawny Frogmouth [3]
2020 Emu Tawny Frogmouth [4]
2021 Superb Fairywren Tawny Frogmouth [5]
2023 Swift Parrot Tawny Frogmouth [6]


References

  1. ↑ "The unOffical winners... the Emus title". National Geographic. 1932-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Magpie beats #teambinchicken to swoop Bird of the Year title". ABC News. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  3. ↑ Hennessy, James (2017-12-10). "The Australian Bird Of The Year For 2017 Is The Spiteful Magpie". Pedestrian TV. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  4. ↑ Zhou, Naaman (2019-11-14). "Black-throated finch wins 2019 bird of the year with tawny frogmouth second". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. ↑ Zhou, Naaman (2020-11-14). "Black-throated finch wins 2020 bird of the year with tawny frogmouth second". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  6. ↑ Cox, Lisa (2021-10-08). "Superb fairywren crowned 2021 Australian bird of the year winner in hotly contested vote". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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