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Australian Bird of the Year

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Australian Bird of the Year
2021 winner Superb Fairywren
CountryAustralia
Presented byThe Guardian Australia
First awarded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
WebsiteAustralian Bird of the Year

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

Winners

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Year Image Winner Runner-up Notes
2017 Australian Magpie Australian White Ibis [1][2]
2019 Black-throated Finch Tawny Frogmouth [3]
2021 Superb Fairywren Tawny Frogmouth [4]
2023 Swift Parrot Tawny Frogmouth

References

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  1. ^ "Magpie beats #teambinchicken to swoop Bird of the Year title". ABC News. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. ^ Hennessy, James (2017-12-10). "The Australian Bird Of The Year For 2017 Is The Spiteful Magpie". Pedestrian TV. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  3. ^ Zhou, Naaman (2019-11-14). "Black-throated finch wins 2019 bird of the year with tawny frogmouth second". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  4. ^ 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.