What about wood pigeons people! Not many voters anyways

That's exellent news! It's a great bird. Now if we really want to save it - should we be considering what we do with cats and dogs in this country?

I just looked at the pics of all the top ten birds. Probably one of the few times fernbird has had the limelight (although saying this I remember it was on a stamp years ago). The rest are pretty well-known mostly from their pictures on our currency. I agree with gentlemanhawke (although I do understand grey warbler's frustrations), it's good to see them all. Sylvia, again I sympathise with you, but I don't think those were F&B's words so much as how some of the other campaigners described kiwi.

No saddleback in the top ten. A thing of beauty and quite inquisitive. The Karori sanctuary is the place to see them. But go there mid week when it is quiet...during term time.

The sparrow wasn't eligible because it isn't native. Please no comments about bird "racism" behind this criteria! And as the BNZ puts large amounts of money into saving kiwi, good on them, they deserve the occasional bit of publicity for it - perhaps it will encourage other businesses to support endangered wildlife too. Helen, Forest & Bird.

Grey warbler: unruffle your feathers and appreciate the fact that stuff not only carried the story in their most prominent spot during their highest traffic period of the day, but they also did their bit for improving NZers' bird knowledge by posting pics of the entire top 10

The Garden Sparrow was robbed....sure it's not as 'cool and sexy' as a Kiwi or a Kakapo but its a quiet achiever, and doesn't seek the limelight

"smells like a forest mushroom". NICE!!

What about fernbird!! ?? A black horse in the race.

I find it disgraceful that NZ members of Forest and Bird are not supporting their national icon. If the kiwi is named as a; "lame" and a "flightless national bore" then should that mean the world ought to think of Nzers as the same? We ought to be supporting the national icon instead of putting it down. To do so would be like saying the turarara is useless and too small or saying that Mt. Ruapahue is too inactive. There is nothing wrong with supporting other birds but criticizing the defenseless and faithful kiwi is going a step too far.