Tūī

Conservation status
Doing OK

A remarkable musical scrapbooker with a ferocious temper. Its ability to detract from the real issues with its loud and obnoxious calls have seen it accused of playing the Trump card. The tūī's song is known to improve in the company of bellbirds. Tūī mimic other birds and various sounds from their environment.

Campaign Manager

Ben Offner - Stanley Bay School

The Tui is the nation's sweetheart, a songbird with a cheeky and loveable nature whose antics surely justify the title Bird of the Century.  The boy racer of the endemic avian population whose dare-devil antics chasing rivals through the trees and across the sky evoke memories of dog fights between the Red Baron and Snoopy.   An iconic bird that even has a beer named after it surely justifies its position as the pinnacle of evolution amongst the bird population of Aotearoa.  A bird to be proud of, which deserves your vote as Bird of the Century! #Tui4BOTC

Tūī

Image: © Paul Sorrell