Swift parrot named 2023 Australian bird of the year winner

Critically endangered parrot narrowly pips the tawny frogmouth, runner-up for the third time in the biennial Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

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The critically endangered swift parrot is the 2023 Australian bird of the year.

Voters in the Guardian/BirdLife Australia biennial poll have used this year’s competition to send a message that they want to see the habitat of the world’s fastest parrot protected.