CNN —The votes are in for New Zealand’s Bird of the Century poll and the winner by a significant margin, getting more than 290,000 votes, is the Australasian crested grebe, better known as the pūteketeke or the ‘puking’ bird championed by comedian and talk show host John Oliver.
This 2022 photo supplied by the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society shows puteketeke at Lake Ellesmere, south of Christchurch in New Zealand.
To help spread the message and raise awareness, Oliver bought up billboards in New Zealand, Japan and the state of Wisconsin.
“No bird on earth is more deserving of Bird of the Century than this one,” Oliver said on his show.
“They are weird puking birds with colourful mullets.
Persons:
John Oliver, “, ”, “ We’re, “ Pūteketeke, Peter Foulds, Young pūteketeke, Oliver, ” Oliver, Jimmy Fallon, What’s
Organizations:
CNN, Zealand’s, HBO, Royal, Bird Protection Society, AP, Wings
Locations:
kea, Lake Ellesmere, Christchurch, New Zealand, Royal, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Wisconsin