For the second time since the Bird of the Year was chosen, the title goes to the hoopoe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpwUz1cue4U
The bird, about the size of a woodpecker, with its striking orange-red plumage and distinctive feather hood, achieved first place in this year's vote for the bird of the year 2022 with 41.9 percent of all 143,000 votes cast, as did the State Association for Bird Protection in Bavaria and the Nature Conservation Association (Nabu) on Communicated together on Thursday.
The hoopoe won the 1976 Bird of the Year election, which has existed since 1971.
Since last year, the bird of the year has been determined by online voting.
Although the hoopoe is visually unmistakable, the chances of observation are rather poor, they said.
On the one hand, the migratory bird spends a lot of time in its African winter quarters, and on the other hand, its population of only around 800 to 950 breeding pairs is considered endangered.
The hoopoe lacks nesting sites and food.
Due to overfertilization and the use of pesticides, there are too few large insects such as crickets and grasshoppers, on which the bird mainly feeds.