The notoriously shy yellow-eyed bird edged out other New Zealand birds to win the annual competition designed to raise awareness of threatened species.
The hoiho is a threatened bird species with less than 5,000 penguins remaining, known for its shrill call and distinctive eyes.The conservation charity Forest & Bird, which runs the Bird of the Year contest, has called for protected areas to help the hoiho survive in the future.
A campaign for the pūteketeke to take out New Zealand's Bird of the Century competition has led to record number of votes being cast. The karure, a tiny goth robin, came in second place while the kākāpō, a flightless parrot, came in third.
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