Rock wren

2022 - 10 - 31

Bird of the Year: Pīwauwau/ rock wren crowned as 2022 winner (RNZ)

Competition spokesperson Ellen Rykers said the kororā actually had more number one votes but with the transferable voting system (people can vote for up to five ...

As climate change got worse, predators could get up higher into the rock wrens' homes, Rykers said. they have these long legs with these really cool quite big feet. "They don't really have a tail ... It's a true underbird." ["They weigh about the same as a Mallow Puff so they're super tiny" - Competition spokesperson Ellen Rykers duration 5:02](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018864795/bird-of-the-year-piwauwau-rock-wren-takes-the-top-spot) ["They weigh about the same as a Mallow Puff so they're super tiny" - Competition spokesperson Ellen Rykers](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018864795/bird-of-the-year-piwauwau-rock-wren-takes-the-top-spot) The pīwauwau/ rock wren is the winner of the Bird of the Year contest for 2022.

Small, reclusive pīwauwau rock wren takes out Bird of the Year title (Stuff.co.nz)

Although it only survives in small pockets of South Island high country and most New Zealanders have never seen one, it was crowned champion in a close race ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD6pCMteDU4), the pīwauwau has risen to the pinnacle of the New Zealand avian ladder. The pīwauwau received 2894 number one votes – around 450 fewer than the kororā. And those articles are free. It was very similar to the bush wren, considered extinct since 1972. They have feet resembling snowshoes, with long talons, like crampons, for gripping onto rocks and snow. [the long-tailed bat, pekapeka-tou-roa](https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/126639601/bat-addition-to-bird-of-the-year-competition-welcomed). It’s a true underbird. [Long-tailed bat named winner of Bird of the Year 2021](https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/300442704/longtailed-bat-named-winner-of-bird-of-the-year-2021?rm=a) [Bird of the Year gets political; a postponed election, campaigns, alliances, and Tiktok](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123212529/bird-of-the-year-gets-political-a-postponed-election-campaigns-alliances-and-tiktok?rm=a) [kākāpō](https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/127276703/we-are-running-out-of-room-for-kkp--but-is-a-move-to-wellington-too-costly) controversy, and [even a threat of legal action](http://The pīwauwau rock wren has won Bird of the Year 2022. [Rare penguin rescued after shark attack on the West Coast](https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/127209437/rare-penguin-rescued-after-shark-attack-on-the-west-coast?rm=a) [Kororā/little penguin ](https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/129917882/fence-keeps-little-blue-penguins-out-of-construction-zone-but-blocks-them-from-nesting-spots)and the perennial crowd pleaser, the [kea](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300716688/protection-benefits-outweigh-kea-deaths-from-1080-doc-says).

Pīwauwau/ rock wren is Bird of the Year (Otago Daily Times)

The tiny alpine dweller narrowly defeated the little blue penguin to take the top spot, with nearly 3000 voters putting it in the top spot. Pīwauwau campaign ...

As climate change got worse, predators could get up higher into the rock wrens' homes, she said. "They don't really have a tail ... It's a true underbird."

SunLive - It's raining wrens: Bird of the year announced - The Bay's ... (SunLive)

The pīwauwau rock wren has won Bird of the Year 2022. After a two-week voting period filled with creative campaigning, a kākāpō controversy, ...

The pīwauwau is a cute little olive bird with a stubby tail and long legs, weighing about the same as a Mallowpuff. The voting closed at 5pm on Sunday, October 30 with 51,856 verified votes cast. “We’re stoked to see our hidden gem underbirds got some recognition! Rock wrens are one of two surviving species (along with titipounamu riflemen) from an ancient wren lineage unique to New Zealand. The pīwauwau received 2,894 number one votes – around 450 fewer than the kororā. They are tiny birds, chock full of character, and like so many other species, they’re threatened by pests and climate change."

It's Reigning Rock Wrens! Bird Of The Year Winner Announced ... (Scoop.co.nz)

The pīwauwau rock wren has won Bird of the Year 2022. After a two-week voting period filled with creative campaigning, a kākāpō controversy, ...

The pīwauwau is a cute little olive bird with a stubby tail and long legs, weighing about the same as a Mallowpuff. "We’re so happy pīwauwau are finally having their time in the spotlight," says Stephen Day, who led the pīwauwau campaign alongside Lauren Schaer and the team at Herenga ā Nuku, the Outdoor Access Commission. The pīwauwau received 2,894 number one votes – around 450 fewer than the kororā.

Little-known pīwauwau rock wren named as New Zealand's 2022 ... (The Guardian)

Rare alpine species captures narrow win over kororā penguin after campaign marked by controversy.

The competition attracts headlines and political endorsements across New Zealand. “We’re so happy pīwauwau are finally having their time in the spotlight.” This year they courted controversy again by [barring the kākāpō](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/12/new-zealand-bird-of-the-year-contest-favourite-kakapo-blocked) – the world’s fattest parrot – because it had won too many times (twice in 14 years).