The hoiho bid was run by a collective of wildlife groups, a museum, a brewery and a rugby team in the city of Dunedin, where the bird is found on mainland New Zealand. “This spotlight couldn’t ...

A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and ...

Sept. 16 (UPI) --A golden-eyed, endangered penguin has once again been named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after a competition involving bird costumes, craft beer and Dr. Jane Goodall.The hoiho ...

The Hoiho penguin has been voted New Zealand's bird of the year. One of the rarest penguin species in the world, it's endemic to New Zealand, and conservationists hope the vote will help raise ...

The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday. It’s noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year.

The hoiho yellow-eyed penguin has won Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau Bird of the Year 2024. Hoiho, securing a decisive victory with 6,328 votes, wears the coveted crown atop its golden head for the ...

The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote after a fierce contest without foreign interference and controversies. It's noisy, smelly, shy - and New Zealand's ...

The hoiho joins the kakapo as one of the only two species of bird to win the world’s favourite avian election twice. The kakapo won in 2008 and 2020. The hoiho previously won in 2019.

A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and ...

A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and ...