Bird of the Century

2023 - 11 - 15

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'Puking' pūteketeke crowned New Zealand bird of the century after ... (Evening Standard)

A bird that pukes, grunts, growls and has bizarre mating rituals has won New Zealand's Bird of the Century title after the intervention in the poll by ...

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John Oliver ruffles feathers with campaign for New Zealand's Bird of ... (KARE11.com)

The comedian has succeeded in his campaign to have what he describes as a weird, puking bird with a colorful mullet win New Zealand's Bird of the Century ...

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Bird of Century: Pūteketeke wins NZ poll after campaign by John Oliver (AOL)

Oliver sparked a global frenzy with an "alarmingly aggressive" campaign for the vulnerable crested grebe. Fewer than 3,000 of the native birds are estimated to ...

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'Weird puking bird' tops New Zealand's avian beauty contest (Phys.Org)

A "weird puking bird" with a bizarre mating dance has won New Zealand's annual avian beauty contest, triumphing after British comedian John Oliver launched ...

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NZ: A bird that pukes and has bizarre mating rituals won Bird of the ... (WION)

The puteketeke, a bird that pukes, won New Zealand's famous Bird of the Century title after American-British comedian John Oliver's controversial ...

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John Oliver Campaign For NZ Bird Of The Century Hands Win To ... (Deadline)

New Zealand has voted the pūteketeke as its Bird of the Century after John Oliver's Last Week Tonight became its "official campaign manager.”

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TV star's bizarre act derails NZ 'election' (NEWS.com.au)

New Zealand has found its “Bird of the Century”, which, thanks to a British-American TV show host – isn't the iconic kiwi.

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Outsider wins bird of the century for its 'propensity for puking ... (Sky News)

Comedian John Oliver launched what he called an "alarmingly aggressive" campaign for votes for the puteketeke, a bird that vomits, grunts, growls and has ...

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Sticky beaks: Should Bird of the Year be open to international voters ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Second place went to the North Island brown kiwi with 12,904 votes, which had just 844 more votes than the kea in third place. It's not clear if John Oliver is ...

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John Oliver-backed 'puking' bird ruffles feathers after N.Z. 'Bird of the ... (Globalnews.ca)

Some New Zealand natives have accused late-night host John Oliver of fowl play in the country's 'Bird of the Century' election.

The Puteketeke bird has been elected as New Zealand's Bird of the ... (Connecticut Public Radio)

AILSA CHANG, HOST: And now a story about foreign influence on a national election, but probably not what you're thinking. New Zealand's Bird of the Century ...

The Puteketeke bird has been elected as New Zealand's Bird of the ... (Texas Public Radio)

AILSA CHANG, HOST: And now a story about foreign influence on a national election, but probably not what you're thinking. New Zealand's Bird of the Century ...

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