"Bird of the year is an antidote to an increasingly grim news cycle, and a celebration of Australia's extraordinary and unique native wildlife. But it's also a numbers game. Taking history as a guide, more than 300,000 votes could be lodged over nine days, starting at 6am AEDT on 6 October, as people from across the globe vote for their favourite Australian bird species for 2025."
"A growing number of bird species are not in a great way. The federal government lists 164 as threatened. According to the Australian Conservation Foundation, 11 birds have been added to the list since the last bird of the year vote two years ago. At least 22 species and subspecies have already been driven to extinction, mostly in the decades after European colonisation. Most pressingly, there are 18 bird species listed as critically endangered, placing them just one step from lost."
Bird of the Year celebrates Australia's native bird species and offers an antidote to a grim news cycle. Voting often attracts more than 300,000 ballots over nine days, with the 2025 vote opening 6am AEDT on 6 October and featuring 50 shortlisted species drawn from about 850 native birds. Nearly half of Australia's bird species are endemic. The federal government lists 164 bird species as threatened and at least 22 species or subspecies have been driven to extinction since European colonisation. Eighteen species are listed as critically endangered, including regent honeyeater, far eastern curlew, swift parrot and orange-bellied parrot. Conservation efforts and an overhaul of national nature law are positioned to address the roughly 2,000 species and ecological communities considered at risk.
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