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Germany Bird of the Year 2027 selection

Overview

The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) and the Bavarian State Association for Bird and Nature Conservation (LBV) organized an online vote to select the Bird of the Year for 2027 in Germany.

The House Martin (identified in one report as the Barn Swallow) won the election with 67,050 votes, representing 45.2 percent of the 148,506 total votes cast. The species secured a significant margin over the runner-up, the European pied flycatcher, which received 22.3 percent of the vote. Other contestants included the raven, the white-throated dipper, and the crane. The House Martin succeeds the partridge as the titleholder.

The selection process aims to promote conservation awareness. The winning species faces threats such as the decline of insect populations and the loss of nesting sites due to modern architecture and building renovations. At the time of the announcement on October 15, 2026, the birds were wintering in Africa and were not expected to return to European breeding grounds until April.

Entities

Germany · LBV · Africa · Mehlschwalbe · NABU

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 6 sources
    House martin elected Germany's Bird of the Year 2027

    The house martin has been elected Germany's ‘Bird of the Year 2027’ with 45.2 percent of the vote, highlighting conservation needs regarding nesting sites and insect decline.

  2. [CULTURE] 17 sources
    House Martin named Bird of the Year 2027

    The House Martin has been elected Germany's Bird of the Year 2027 with 45.2% of the vote, highlighting conservation needs for the endangered species.

Sources

allgaeuer-anzeigeblatt.de · dattelner-morgenpost.de · fehmarn24.de · filstalexpress.de · hna.de · kreiszeitung.de · kruschel.de · kurierverlag.de · leinetal24.de · mannheim24.de · merkur-online.de · nabu-bochum.de · nabu.de · news-on-tour.de · nuus.de · op-online.de · ruhr24.de · treffpunkt-pfalz.de · tz.de · volksfreund.de · wochenanzeiger.de · www4.mdr.de · wz.de

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