Aotearoa New Zealand’s favourite election is back, and the stakes are higher than ever before. This year marks a whole century of Forest & Bird speaking up for nature. Join Forest & Bird in celebrating their 100th birthday by sharing the love for our fantastic feathered friends. But vote carefully... this year the winner is not just Bird of the Year, but Bird of the Century!
Which New Zealand native bird from the last 100 years has captured your heart?
Meet the candidates on the Bird of the Year website – including a few new faces. Rank your top-five choices to help decide which bird will be crowned Bird of the Century.
Key dates
- Voting opens: 9am, 30 October
- Voting closes: 5pm, 12 November
- Winner announced: on the morning of Wednesday 15 November
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The Science Learning Hub are big bird fans and this year we are supporting the amazing huia!
Related content
In 2021 there was lots of controversy when the pekepeka won, but which bird will get your vote in 2023? Will it be the takahē, kiwi, kākā, kererū, godwit, kea, albatross, ruru, huia (our pick) or one of New Zealand's native ducks? There are even some extinct species.
The Science Learning Hub are big supporters of Bird of the Year – see our previous campaign videos for the ruru and takahē.
This year Forest & Bird included 5 extinct species in its annual Bird of the Year competition, read why this was important in Call of the huia: how NZ’s bird of the century contest helps us express ‘ecological grief’.
We have re-purposed the popular Building Science Concepts Book 3: Birds: Structure, Function, and Adaptation with an article and interactive linking this great resource with Hub content.
The Science Learning Hub also has a flock of resources under our birds topic, you could start with the article Conserving native birds – introduction.
