Coverage dated September 28, 2025

Falcon wins New Zealand's bird of the year

Headline from The World from PRX

Hotly contested, scandal-ridden and mayhem. That’s how the joyous, sometimes raucous, annual vote to select New Zealand’s bird of the year is described. This year’s winner is the New Zealand falcon. Host Marco Werman explains how a small conservation awareness project turned into an annual national …

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  1. The World from PRX

    Falcon wins New Zealand's bird of the year (opens The World from PRX)

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    Hotly contested, scandal-ridden and mayhem. That’s how the joyous, sometimes raucous, annual vote to select New Zealand’s bird of the year is described. This year’s winner is the New Zealand falcon. Host Marco Werman explains how a small conservation awareness project turned into an annual national …

  2. Deutsche Welle

    New Zealand's only falcon wins annual bird election – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The threatened karearea, New Zealand's fastest bird, was crowned Bird of the Year. There are between roughly 5,000 to 8,000 karearea left.

  3. New York Post

    A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand’s annual bird election (opens New York Post)

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    New Zealand’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think twice about eating them.

  4. CNN

    A falcon with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand’s annual bird election (opens CNN)

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    New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think twice about eating them.

  5. The Guardian

    Threatened kārearea falcon wins New Zealand’s 2025 bird of the year (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The country’s fastest bird has taken out the top prize in a scandal-free year for the annual poll

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