And the winner is ... swift parrot announced as the 2023 Australian bird of the year - video

Starting with 50 birds and ending 11 days later, with only 10 left in the running, Lenore Taylor announces the winner of the 2023 Guardian/BirdLife Australia bird of the year. The swift parrot soared to first place in the final round of voting, followed closely by the tawny frogmouth in second place (for the third poll in a row), and the gang-gang cockatoo placed thirdAll our bird of the year contentSubscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube Continue reading...