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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 controversies that have upset the country’s avian elections before. (Hayden Parsons via AP)

By Charlotte Graham-mclay The Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It’s noisy, smelly, shy — and New Zealand’s bird of the year.

The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering hope to supporters of the endangered bird that recognition from its victory might prompt a revival of the species.

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