New Zealand conservation group Forest & Bird announced this year's winner of the annual Bird of the Year online poll: the kārearea New Zealand falcon.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the hotly-contested race, which seeks to raise awareness of the country's many native ...

New Zealand's annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s ...

This year marks 20th anniversary of the poll which raises awareness for native species considered to be at risk.

The New Zealand Karearea falcon has been crowned as the winner of the country’s annual bird of the year competition run by the conservation group Forest & Bird, taking 21% of the ...

The high-speed hunter, which goes by the Māori name the kārearea, is capable of reaching 200km/h in a dive [Getty Images] The New Zealand falcon has been crowned the winner of the country's annual ...

If you’ve been charmed by puffins, amused by a cheeky herring gull, or dazzled by a murmuration of starlings, now’s your ...

The endangered Karearea, New Zealand’s fastest bird, was declared the winner of the annual bird of the year competition 2025 on Monday. There are approximately 5,000 to 8,000 karearea left in the ...

New Zealand’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think twice about eating them.

The kārearea, or New Zealand falcon, claimed victory in the country’s Bird Of The Year competition Monday after receiving more than 14,500 votes. Forest & Bird conservation group runs the annual ...