The gang-gang cockatoo was listed as endangered due to the combined impact of climate change-fuelled bushfires and heatwaves and clearing of forests in its home in the Great Dividing Range. Scientists warn a recently released draft recovery plan does not address that. The critically endangered swift parrot continues to lose the large hollow trees it relies on for nesting to Tasmanian logging. But there are also struggling species that do not receive the same attention as those named above.Īnd the plight of some species has worsened as government-sanctioned habitat destruction continues. Similarly, a captive release program of regent honeyeaters following a breeding program by Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Birdlife Australia and the NSW government has shown signs of success.ĭooley says there has been a “groundswell of people doing really good work at a local level” since the pandemic lockdowns lifted. The critically endangered swift parrot continues to lose the large hollow trees it relies on for feeding to Tasmanian logging. The result has been large breeding events in parts of the Murray-Darling Basin and in the Lake Eyre Basin, with water running across western Queensland and New South Wales in particular. They have brought above average rainfall, loads more water in river systems and milder temperatures in parts of the country. The last two years have offered some reprieve as Australia has been hit by the second and third of three consecutive La Niña events. It followed years of drought that had also taken a toll as waterways dried up. There are things we can do about that.Īt the time of the last bird of the year poll the country was still coming to terms with the catastrophic impact of the 2019-20 black summer bushfires on forests and other habitats. Many Australian bird species are under threat, some increasingly so. The competition is fun, but there is a serious point. Readers cast more than 400,000 votes over 10 days. Two years ago it was the small, blue-feathered superb fairywren that came out on top, narrowly ahead of the tawny frogmouth. The plight of some species has worsened as government-sanctioned habitat destruction continues The black-throated finch took the crown in 2019 after a campaign from environmentalists highlighting concerns it was under threat from Adani’s Carmichael mine. It overtook the Australian white ibis – the bin chicken – late in the competition, riding a wave of support from Collingwood fanatics. The winning bird will be the one that receives the most votes on that day. Voting will go dark on Friday 6 October for the final 10 birds – you won’t be able to see the mounting tallies – and will close at midnight. Everyone is able to vote each day – so on Tuesday, you can vote again on the 45 most popular birds from Monday, and so on. The bottom five birds are eliminated at the end of each weekday. Here’s how it works: the competition kicks off on Monday 25 September with a lineup of 50 Australian native birds. Photograph: Auscape/Universal Images Group/Getty Images The superb fairywren took the 2021 crown.
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