The Guardian is running the Australian bird of the year for 2017 poll in partnership with BirdLife Australia. The finalists were narrowed down based on recommendations from Guardian readers, Guardian staff and BirdLife Australia. Now we are calling on the public to select their favourite from the list. If you feel the best Australian bird has been ignored, we have included an option for you to add it yourself. If a write-in campaign is waged, a bird not on the shortlist could win.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 01:53 UTC