Australian Bird of the Year (2017)
Bird photo of the year 2018: the joy of the fairy-wren Joy in the Morning, a photo of a variegated fairy-wren taken in Yulara, Northern Territory, has won the people’s choice for the BirdLife Australia photography awards 2018. See the winner and all the finalists in the gallery below
Australian cities week
Bin chickens: the grotesque glory of the urban ibis – in pictures
Corellas invade Australian suburb in their thousands – video
It's beloved, but Australia's magpie is an international bird of mystery Leo Joseph Our magpies are not the same as Europe’s, so why do they share a name? The bird of the year has a complicated back story
Bird keepers at Sydney's Taronga zoo name their favourite Australian birds – video
Conspiracy theories and celebrity endorsements: how bird of the year played out online
Magpie edges out white ibis and kookaburra as Australian bird of the year
Scenes from the Australian bird of the year ceremony First Dog on the Moon
Magpie wins Australian bird of the year poll – as it happened
Magpies: how I learnt to grudgingly admire – and then love – the bird of the year Paul Daley
The mighty ibis did not win Australian bird of the year but it's still a winner John Martin
Australian bird of the year 2017: the top 10 – video
We love birds more than we think we do – video
Feed the birds: stop the demonising and tell us how to do it properly
Community
Share your best Australian bird pictures for bird of the year 2017
Feathers and flight: birds in Australian fashion
The brush turkey is an Aussie battler – and it needs your help Alicia Burns
'Are you kidding me?' Actors denounce the ibis in Australian bird of the year poll – video
Land of the birds: why Australia has the world's greatest diversity of avian life Australia is home to one in 10 of the world’s unique bird species – and most of the world’s birds can trace their lineage to the continent
Why first-past-the-post voting favours the ibis (and Donald Trump) The system works fine when there are two candidates in an election but is a poor option with multiple choices – and it can lead to some bad results
About 29 results for Australian Bird of the Year (2017) 
