The final 10 contenders for the 2023 Guardian/BirdLife Australia bird of the year. Left to right: peregrine falcon, gang-gang cockatoo, swift parrot, laughing kookaburra, tawny frogmouth, willie wagtail, spotted pardalote, Australian magpie, Carnaby's black-cockatoo and Gouldian finch.Composite: Guardian design
The campaigns are over. The votes are in. The scrutineers are in the tally room.
The winner of the 2023 Guardian/BirdLife Australian bird of the year will be announced at 12.30pm AEDT on this website, after voters culled a field of 50 down to 10 for the final day of voting on Thursday.
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