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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Stephanie Convery

Tawny frogmouth named 2025 Australian bird of the year winner

The tawny frogmouth has been named Australia’s 2025 bird of the year, after taking second place in the biennial Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll three times running.

More than 310,000 votes were cast after polling opened on 6 October and the tawny led the charge from the start, despite being hotly and persistently pursued by two cockatoos: the Baudin’s black cockatoo and the ever-popular gang-gang.

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