Magpie edges out white ibis and kookaburra as Australian bird of the year
by Calla Wahlquist from on (#3ABN6)
Top three birds all backed by more than 10,000 votes in Guardian Australia and BirdLife Australia poll that attracted 150,000 votes
" Australian bird of the year results - as it happened
The Australian magpie has been crowned Australian bird of the year for 2017, upsetting the early favourite, the white ibis, and winning 13.3% of the vote.
The magpie received 19,926 votes, followed by the Australian white ibis with 19,083 votes and the laughing kookaburra with 10,953 votes.
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