Bird of the Year 2019

You can select up to 5 birds for Bird of the Year 2019Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau 2019

New Zealand’s birds are wonderful. It’s difficult to pick just one favourite, so this year you can vote for up to five birds. Just rank your favourite birds from one to five.

Voting opens at 9am on Monday 28 October and closes at 5pm on Sunday 10 November.

Sadly, many of New Zealand's native birds are in crisis. Two thirds of our birds are threatened with extinction. Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year celebrates our unique birds and with each vote you help give them a voice.

Another way you can help New Zealand’s amazing native wildlife is by making a donation to Forest & Bird, New Zealand’s independent voice for nature.

Bird of the Year is proudly supported by Allbirds

As a sustainable business with deep ties to New Zealand, Allbirds is deeply committed to preserving the natural beauty and diverse wildlife of this truly unique country. That’s why they have teamed up with Forest & Bird again for Bird of the Year 2019, with a celebratory limited-edition collection inspired by last year’s competition winner, the beloved -- and occasionally tipsy -- kererū.

This special collaboration launches on October 28 – the same day the 2019 Bird of the Year kicks off.

Once again made exclusively for our friends in New Zealand, the special-edition Kereru Tree Runners and Tree Toppers, inspired by the iridescent palate of last year’s winner, will be available from 9am Monday 28 October when the Bird of the Year competition launches. And, in a nod to Aotearoa’s +64 area code, 6.4% of all sales will be donated to Forest & Bird to help support their mission.

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Past Champions

A look back at our esteemed BOTY winners

2018Kererū

2017Kea

2016Kōkako

2015Bar-tailed Godwit

2014Fairy Tern