Will the tawny frogmouth finally take the top perch? Could conservationist backing propel Baudin’s black cockatoo to the skies? Or will the gang-gang gang prove triumphant when the winner is unveiled on Thursday afternoon?
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The wait is over. The votes – all 313,000 of them – are in.
The winner of Guardian/BirdLife Australia’s Australian bird of the year for 2025 will be crowned on Thursday.
Tawny frogmouth
Baudin’s black cockatoo
Gang-gang cockatoo
Willie wagtail
Bush stone-curlew
Southern emu-wren
Laughing kookaburra
Little penguin
Spotted pardalote
Wedge-tailed eagle
