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The hoiho has been named the 2024 Bird of the Year.

Hoiho surged into first place in the second week of the competition, finishing with 6,328 votes, after initially trailing the karure Chatham Island black robin, organisers said. The karure came in second and the kākāpō third.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528085/bird-of-the-year-hoiho-yellow-eyed-penguin-named-2024-winner

Bird of the Year: Hoiho yellow-eyed penguin named 2024 winner

The yellow-eyed penguin are one of the rarest penguins in the world, with just 1700 pairs remaining.

RNZ